silica
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See also: sílica
Etymology
From New Latin silica, from Latin silex (“hard stone, flint”),[1][2] on model of alumina, soda.[3]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪl.ɪ.kə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
silica (countable and uncountable, plural silicas)
- Silicon dioxide. [from 1801][1][2][3]
- Any of the silica group of the silicate minerals.
- 1993, Historic American Building Survey, Town of Clayburg: Refractories Company Town, National Park Service, 2:
- Its Blair County property was sited at the foot of ganister-covered Dunnings Mountain to compete with the Mount Union plants making silica bricks for the steel industry.
- 1993, Historic American Building Survey, Town of Clayburg: Refractories Company Town, National Park Service, 2:
Synonyms
- E551 when used as an anti-caking agent
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
silicon dioxide
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See also
References
- “silica, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “silica, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “silica (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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