silicon
English
/ˈsɪlɪkən/, /ˈsɪləkɑn/
noun
Definitions
- (chemistry) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
- (chemistry) A single atom of this element.
Etymology
Derived from Latin silex (flint, pebble, stone, crag, rock, silica).
Origin
Latin
silex
Gloss
flint, pebble, stone, crag, rock, silica
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
岩, 巌
Emoji
🗿 🪨
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aluminosilicate English
- bisilicate English
- borosilicate English
- cyclosilicate English
- disilicate English
- disilicide English
- disilicon English
- dodecasilicate English
- ekasilicon English
- ferrosilicon English
- fluosilicate English
- hexasilicate English
- hexasilicide English
- hydrosilicate English
- in silico English
- inosilicate English
- metasilicate English
- molybdosilicate English
- monosilicide English
- nanosilicate English
- neosilicate English
- nonsilicon English
- nonsilicone English
- octasilicate English
- organosilicon English
- orthosilicate English
- oxygen English
- pentasilicate English
- phosphosilicate English
- phyllosilicate English
- polysilicate English
- polysilicon English
- protosilicate English
- radiosilicon English
- sesqui- English
- silex English
- silicate English
- silicatian English
- silicatization English
- silician English
- silicide English
- silicium English
- silicone English
- siliconise English
- siliconize English
- siliconlike English
- silsesquioxane English
- subsilicate English
- tectosilicate English
- tetraoxosilicate English
- tetrasilicate English
- tetrasilicide English
- tetrasilicon English
- titanosilicate English
- trisilicate English
- tungstosilicate English
- unisilicate English
- zinc English
- zincosilicate English
- zincsilite English
- Silicius Latin
- silex Latin
- siliceus Latin
- silicium Latin
- silex French
- sileacan Irish
- సిలికాను Telugu
- 矽 Chinese
- zinc
- silex
- oxygen
- sesqui-
- silicium
- silicone
- silicate
- silicide
- silician
- in silico
- disilicon
- nonsilicon
- siliconize
- zincsilite
- bisilicate
- silicatian
- siliconise
- disilicate
- disilicide
- ekasilicon
- unisilicate
- nonsilicone
- inosilicate
- trisilicate
- neosilicate
- polysilicon
- siliconlike
- subsilicate
- tetrasilicon
- polysilicate
- ferrosilicon
- hexasilicate
- borosilicate
- hexasilicide
- nanosilicate
- fluosilicate
- radiosilicon
- metasilicate
- octasilicate
- monosilicide
- tetrasilicide
- organosilicon
- zincosilicate
- cyclosilicate
- pentasilicate
- orthosilicate
- tectosilicate
- hydrosilicate
- protosilicate
- tetrasilicate
- silsesquioxane
- silicatization
- dodecasilicate
- titanosilicate
- phyllosilicate
- aluminosilicate
- phosphosilicate
- molybdosilicate
- tungstosilicate
- tetraoxosilicate