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silicon meaning and definition
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Definition of silicon (noun)
- 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
- synonyms: atomic number 14, Si
Source: Princeton University Wordnet