silica
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silica
- /ˈsɪl.ɪ.kə/ UK
Where it comes from
From New Latin silica, from Latin silex (“hard stone, flint”), on model of alumina, soda.
noun silicas
- Silicon dioxide.
- Any of the silica group of the silicate minerals. Its Blair County property was sited at the foot of ganister-covered Dunnings Mountain to compete with the Mount Union plants making silica bricks for the steel industry.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: silicon dioxide, silicon oxide, siliceous, silicate, silicon, chalcedonic, quartz, forsterite, bone, skeleton, fumed, cristobalite, tridymite, fused silica, amorphous silica, jasper
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Translations
Talk about this word "silica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/silica. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. silica. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/silica "silica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/silica.Cite this
@misc{silica_2026,
title = {silica},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/silica},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
