silicium
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of silicium
From New Latin, dating back to 1800–10; see origin at silica, -ium
Example Sentences
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It is intended to be the first member of a family of movements incorporating both the DIAMonSIL escapement and an adjustable oscillator fitted with a silicium hairspring.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2012
Before being forwarded to Tampa Town, the iron ore, smelted in the great furnaces of Goldspring, and put in contact with coal and silicium heated to a high temperature, was transformed into cast-iron.
From The Moon-Voyage by Verne, Jules
During these processes of fusing, the amount of silicium, carbon, and manganese had been gradually decreased, and amounted to 12.7, 17.6, and 24.4 per centum for silicium in the three samples examined.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 by Various
If the hydrofluoric acid contains a small quantity of water, either by accident or design, there is always disengaged at the positive pole ozone, which has no action on crystallized silicium.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 by Various
Wöhler and Sainte Claire Deville discovered the crystalline form of boron, and Wöhler and Buff the hydrogen compounds of silicium and a lower oxide of the same element.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various
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