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
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
Its composition averages 16.25 per cent. of silica, 55.75 per cent. of alumina, or oxide of aluminium, and fluoride of silicium, 28 per cent.
From The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones by Mastin, John
The metal silicium, which unites with oxygen in nearly equal parts to form silica, the basis of nearly a half of the rocks in the earth’s crust, is, of course, an important ingredient.
From Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation by Chambers, Robert
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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