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noun 
  1. silicon dioxide.
  2. any of the silica group of the silicate minerals.
Translations: 
  • French: silice
    (trans-mid)
    (trans-bottom) (trans-top, silica group of the silicate minerals)
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Etymology: Origin: 1585"95; in latin, Latin word: silex, for hard stone (flints). Subsequently, silicon, Silicon was first identified by the chemist w:Antoine Lavoisier, Antoine Lavoisier in w:1787, 1787 as a component element of the silex<!-- refs (see the several http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/silex): esp. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This SourcesiÂlex "nounflint; silica.Origin: 1585"95; < L silex, s. silic- hard stone, flint, boulder -->, or silicis for flint, and more generally what were termed "flint's" during the era, nowadays as we would say "silica" or more formally, "silicates".

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