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silicon

['sɪlɪkən] n

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 ['sɪlɪkən] n

environ.

silicio m

silicon alloy

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Electronics	2
Metallurgy	1


silicon
agric. chem.	Si
chem.	silicio


alloy
gen.	aleacion; alear
chem.	alear
econ.	aleación
environ.	aleación
transp.	Aleación ligera


diffuse
gen.	de límites poco precisos; difundido
chem.	difundir
med.	extendido
meteorol.	difundirse; dispersarse
diffused
tech.	difusa; luz indirecta