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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'silica' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions silica noun  silicon dioxide. any of the silica group of the silicate minerals. Translations:  French: silice (trans-mid) (trans-bottom) (trans-top, silica group of the silicate minerals) (trans-mid) (trans-bottom) 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".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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