silica
8 points
English
6 letters
Uncommon
Commonness #41,264
Valid in: US and UK dictionaries
Definitions
noun
a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/sˈɪlʌkʌ/ · 3 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural silicas
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.