silicon dioxide

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silicon dioxide

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  1. uncountable A hard glassy mineral, SiO₂, occurring as quartz, sand, opal etc. Informally known as silica.

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noun SiO2

Españoldióxido del silicio
한국어이산화 실리콘 isanhwa sillikon
日本語二酸化ケイ素 nisanka-keiso, 二酸化珪素 nisanka-keiso
中文二氧化硅 èryǎng huàguī
Portuguêsdióxido do silicone
Françaisbioxyde de silicium
DeutschSiliciumdioxid, Siliziumdioxid
Italianodiossido del silicone
Ελληνικάδιοξείδιο πυριτίου dioxeídio pyritíou
Русскийдиокси́д кре́мния dioksíd krémnija, двуо́кись кре́мния dvuókisʹ krémnija, кремнезём kremnezjóm

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@misc{silicon_dioxide_2026,
  title = {silicon dioxide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/silicon%20dioxide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}