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Meanings of atomic number 14 in English

Portuguese
silicone
Catalan
si
Spanish
silicio
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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.

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Examples for "silicon"
Examples for "silicon"
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Some silicon cases are easily taken off, and they stretch over time.
Wired
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Light is already carrying information, collecting medical data and etching silicon chips.
The Irish Times
3
Unlike most photovoltaic solar companies, First Solar does not use silicon-based cells.
Reuters
4
Fresenius uses the same reaction; but collects and weighs the silicon fluoride.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Min...
5
The company said falling demand for silicon wafer is hitting its bottomline.
Reuters
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However, the Si: Al mole ratio tended to differ widely among species.
Pubmed
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The majority of MSF's patients in Jebel Si are women and children.
The Guardian
3
When they were outside the palace Si Mahomet said to the fisherman:
Moorish Literature / Comprising Romantic Ballads, Tales of the B...
4
Light the fire in your shanty, Si, and let her get dry.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901
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The concentration maps of Si obtained reflect the distribution of the SiNPs.
Pubmed
Translations for atomic number 14
Spanish
silicio