silica
silica · silicas
кремнезём
Siliciumdioxid, Siliziumdioxid
Silicon dioxideSilicon dioxide.
/ˈsɪl.ɪ.kə/
» It has high percentage of silica and alumina.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Silicon dioxide.
кремнезёмkremnezjóm
(countable, uncountable)Any of the silica group of the silicate minerals.
More definitions
- 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
Examples
4 sentencesIt has high percentage of silica and alumina.
What colour is silica?
deWelche Farbe hat Kieselerde?
Nasa's aerogels are made from a special silica glass gel that's been mixed to the consistency of pudding.
There has been an increase in the mining of silica sand in the American state of Illinois.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
silicon dioxide:
Origin
From New Latin silica, from Latin silex (“hard stone, flint”), on model of alumina, soda.From New Latin silica, from Latin silex (“hard stone, flint”), on model of alumina, soda.
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Forms
plural: silicasSynonyms
3 synonymsE551 when used as an anti-caking agent
Close in meaning
- 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:silicon oxidesilicon dioxide
Word family
25 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable