What is another word for Silicium?

Pronunciation: [sɪlˈɪsi͡əm] (IPA)

Silicon is a chemical element with the symbol Si and atomic number 14. It is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic lustre, and it is a tetravalent metalloid and semiconductor. The term silicium is mostly used in French, while in English the element is commonly called silicon. Other synonyms for silicium include silic, silicio, kremik, and siletsium. Silicon is one of the most abundant elements on Earth and is widely used in electronics, semiconductors, and solar cells. It is also found in various minerals, including quartz and sand.

What are the hypernyms for Silicium?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Silicium

The great mass of the earth was shown to be composed of metals in combination with oxygen, to which they are united in one, two, or more definite and unalterable proportions, forming compounds which are termed metallic oxides, and these, again, combined with oxides of other bodies, essentially different to metals, namely, carbon and Silicium.
"Familiar Letters of Chemistry"
Justus Liebig
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.
"The Moon-Voyage"
Jules Verne

Related words: silicium oxide, sodium silicium arsenate, silicium nitride, silicon dioxide, sodium silicium disulphide

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