Meanings
nounsilica gel (countable and uncountable, plural silica gels)
plural silica gels
- countableuncountablechemistryA granular, porous form of silica made synthetically from sodium silicate and used as a desiccant.
Translations
Bulgarian силикагел
- силикагел (silikagel)granular form of silica
Chinese Mandarin 硅膠 /硅胶
- 硅膠 /硅胶 (guījiāo)granular form of silica
Finnish silikageeli
- silikageeligranular form of silica
German Kieselgel
- Kieselgelgranular form of silica
Japanese シリカゲル
- シリカゲル (shirikageru)granular form of silica
Polish silikażel
- silikażelgranular form of silica
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APA
silica gel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silica%20gel
MLA
“silica gel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silica%20gel. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silica gel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silica%20gel.
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