Meaning & Definition of Silicon in English
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Silicon
/sɪləkən/
noun
1. A tetravalent nonmetallic element
- Next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust
- Occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand
- Used as a semiconductor in transistors
synonym:
- silicon,
- Si,
- atomic number 14