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Etymology
From the stem of L. silex �silica�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'sIlIk�n/

Noun
en-noun|-

1. chemistry A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.

Usage notes

1. Do not confuse silicon with silicone.

Synonyms
silicium (obsolete), silicum (obsolete)

Derived terms
top2
Cwm Silicon
ekasilicon
ferrosilicon
float-zone silicon
lithium-drifted silicon detector
silico-
silicon-28
silicon-29
silicon-30
silicon alkoxide
Silicon Alley
silicon-based
silicon carbide
silicon chip
silicon controlled rectifier
silicon dioxide
silicon ester
Silicon Fen
Silicon Forest
mid2
silicon germanide
silicon germanium
Silicon Glen
Silicon Hills
silicon hydride
silicon iron
siliconise, siliconize
silicon oxide
silicon photonics
Silicon Prairie
Silicon Sentier
silicon steel
silicon tetrachloride
silicon tetrafluoride
Silicon Valley
Silicon Wadi
silicon wafer
strained silicon

Related terms
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silane
silex
silica
silicate
silice
siliceous, silicious
silici-
silicic
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siliciferous
silicified
silicify
silicisation, silicization
silico-
silicone
silicosis
silicotic

Translations

Afrikaans: silikon
Albanian: silicium#Albanian|silicium
Arabic: ARchar|س����� (silikó:n)
Armenian: սիլի�իո�մ (silits�ium)
Basque: silizioa
Belarusian: к��мнiй (krémnij) m
Bosnian: silicij
Breton: silisiom, silikiom m
Bulgarian: �или�ий (silítsij) m
Catalan: silici
Chinese: �, � (guī)
Cornish: sylycon
Croatian: silicij
Czech: k�emík
Danish: silicium#Danish|silicium
Dutch: silicium#Dutch|silicium n
Esperanto: silicio#Esperanto|silicio
Estonian: räni
Faroese: silicium#Faroese|silicium
Finnish: pii
French: silicium#French|silicium m
Frisian: silisium
Friulian: silici
Galician: silicio
Georgian: ��������� (silits�iumi)
German: Silizium n
Greek, Modern: ���ί�ιο (pyrítio) n
Hebrew: צ�ר� (tsoran)
Hungarian: szilícium
Icelandic: kísill
Interlingua: silicium#Interlingua|silicium
Irish: sileacón
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Italian: silicio#Italian|silicio m
Japanese: ��素 (keiso)
Kashmiri: krzém
Kazakh: к�емний (kremnij)
Korean: �� (�素, �素, gyuso), �리� (sillikon)
Latin: silicium#Latin|silicium
Latvian: silīcijs
Lithuanian: silicis
Luxembourgish: silizium
Macedonian: �или�и�м (silitsium)
Malay: silikon
Maltese: silikon
Manx: shillagon
Mongolian: �а�и�� (tsakhiur)
Norwegian: silisium
Polish: krzem m
Portuguese: silício m
Romanian: siliciu n
Russian: к�емний (krémnij) m, �или�ий (silítsij) m
Scottish Gaelic: sileacon
Serbian: �или�иj�м (silicijum) m
Slovak: kremík m
Slovenian: silicij
Spanish: silicio#Spanish|silicio m
Swedish: kisel
Tajik: silitziy
Tamil: �ிலி���ன� (cilikkan)
Thai: THchar|�ิลิ�อ� (silikhon)
Turkish: silisyum
Ukrainian: к�емнiй (krémnij) m
Uzbek: к�емний (kremniy)
Vietnamese: silic
Welsh: sílicon

See also
agate
amethyst
asbestos
clay
feldspar
flint
glass
granite
hornblende
jasper
mica
opal
quartz
rock crystal
sand

External links
For etymology and more information refer to:
http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/be.html
(A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)

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