silica
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See also: sílica
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin silica, from Latin silex (“hard stone, flint”),[1][2] on model of alumina, soda.[3]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪl.ɪ.kə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]silica (countable and uncountable, plural silicas)
- Silicon dioxide. [from 1801][1][2][3]
- Any of the silica group of the silicate minerals.
- 1993, Historic American Building Survey, Town of Clayburg: Refractories Company Town, National Park Service, 2:
- Its Blair County property was sited at the foot of ganister-covered Dunnings Mountain to compete with the Mount Union plants making silica bricks for the steel industry.
- 1993, Historic American Building Survey, Town of Clayburg: Refractories Company Town, National Park Service, 2:
Synonyms
[edit]- E551 when used as an anti-caking agent
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]silicon dioxide
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silica group of the silicate minerals
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “silica, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “silica, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “silica (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.