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noun
Any compound of silicon with a more electropositive element
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: compound, chemical compound
History
Etymology tree Latin silex Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium New Latin siliciumlbor. English silicium English -on English silicon Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English silicide From silicon + -ide.
