silica gel
silica gel · silica gels
Kieselgel
A granular, porous form of silica made synthetically from sodium silicate and used as…A granular, porous form of silica made synthetically from sodium silicate and used as a desiccant.
» Nasa's aerogels are made from a special silica glass gel that's been mixed to the consistency of pudding.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A granular, porous form of silica made synthetically from sodium silicate and used as a desiccant.
Kieselgel
a porous form of silica that is highly absorbent
Examples
1 sentencesNasa's aerogels are made from a special silica glass gel that's been mixed to the consistency of pudding.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
granular form of silica:
Forms
plural: silica gels| Singular | silica gel |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable