Synonyms of silicon

Noun


1. silicon, Si, atomic number 14, chemical element, element, semiconductor, semiconducting material

usage: a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

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