silicium

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noun

The chemical element silicon.

OriginNew Latin silicium ← Latin silex →
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Meanings

nounsilicium (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableThe chemical element silicon.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
silicon

Origin

  1. Latinsilex“flint”
  2. New Latinsilicium
  3. Englishsilicium

Learned borrowing from New Latin silicium, from Latin silex (“flint”) + -ium. Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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