silicon
9 points
English
7 letters
Common
Commonness #15,195
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Definitions
noun
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
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/sˈɪlʌkʌn/ · 3 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural silicons
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
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