Definition for Silica:

• Silicon dioxide, SiO. It constitutes ordinary quartz ( also opal and tridymite), and is artifically prepared as a very fine, white, tasteless, inodorous powder.

Synonyms for Silica:

• n.

  •silica (noun)
  • silicon oxide,
  • silicon dioxide.
  •substance (noun)
  • silica.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • acetate,
  • plastic,
  • silicone,
  • polypropylene,
  • naphthalene,
  • acrylic,
  • silicon,
  • glycerine.
  •quartz
  • flint.

Paraphrases for Silica:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    siliceous.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    silicon.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    silicon.

Silica Sentence Examples:

• Beyond this point the heat has not been great enough to cause the union between the carbon and silica, which leaves a stratum of partly - formed carborundum; outside of that the mixture is found to be unchanged.

• It is conjectured that it fed on vegetation containing a large proportion of silica.

Homophones for Silica:

• saw log, suillus, Seleucus I, skulk, scaleless, silicosis, scallywag, slick, sulawesi, socialize, seleucus, Siskiyou Lewisia, slag, saluki, shekels, silk, sexualize, sociology, skywalk, scalage, scalic, shoeless, schulz, sea slug, sexless, sea louse, scalelike, shellack, shoe lace, slouchy, Sao Louis, shoelace, silique, sills, sclk, slice, salk, sialis, saw-like, soulless, shellac, shigellosis, salicaceae, salix, sluggish, sluiceway, siliqua, slack, silex, seychellois, slough, scoliosis, shlock, slews, sash lock, slask, shell-less, slush, Seljuk, sales, silky oak, slug, squalus, slouch, scalawag, shylock, salish, sloughy, sleaze, saw logs, silks, soliloquize, siliceous, suchlike, squelch, silesia, silage, suslik, souslik, saxicolous, sleazy, slosh, sexualise, schoolhouse, sulk, slog, slake, soleus, scale wax, syllogize, sluice, soliloquy, salsa, schlock, slushy, silky, seychelles, silk oak, soliloquise, slowcoach, shillelagh, saclike, sleigh, soleless, silicious, selachii, slash, sulcus, sacculus, slacks, shell shock, solace, sls, Sauce Louis, syllogise, sulky, slezsko, soul kiss, seles, shellac wax, sleek, sillago, socialise, salacious.

Holonyms for Silica:

• n.

  • substance
    crystal, vitreous silica, lechatelierite, quartz glass, cristobalite, quartz, tridymite.

Hypernym for Silica:

• n.

  • substance
    silex, flint, chert.

Hyponym for Silica:

• n.

  • substance
    oxide.