disilicon

D2I1S1I1L1I1C3O1N1

noun

Two silicon atoms in a compound

OriginEnglish silicon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem →
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Meanings

noundisilicon (uncountable)
  1. especiallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryTwo silicon atoms in a compound

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Latinsilex
  8. New Latinsilicium
  9. Englishsilicium
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  11. Latincarbōnem
  12. Frenchcarbone
  13. Englishcarbonbf.
  14. Englishsilicon
  15. Englishdisilicon

From di- + silicon.

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APA

disilicon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disilicon

MLA

“disilicon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disilicon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disilicon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disilicon.

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