silicium | |
agric. chem. | silicium; Si |
chem. | silicon |
poreux | |
environ. agric. | porous |
met. | mushy; pumicestone like; honeycombed |
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silicium; Si | |||
silicon | |||
silicon A brittle metalloid element that exists in two allotropic forms; occurs principally in sand, quartz, granite, feldspar, and clay. It is usually a grey crystalline solid but is also found as a brown amorphous powder. It is used in transistors, rectifiers, solar cells, and alloys. Its compounds are widely used in glass manufacture, the building industry, and in the form of silicones |
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