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Meanings of silica in English
Portuguese
dióxido de silício Catalan
sílice 
A white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite.
See moreUsage of silica in English
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High in silica content, paddy straw cannot be used to feed animals.
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The results showed a stable structure of mesoporous silica after gold intercalation.
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The silica-loaded cells proliferated at a slower rate compared to iron-loaded cells.
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This review describes the silica-specific methodological issues in the assessment of exposure.
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Instrumental analysis involves selected-ion monitoring gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with fused-silica capillary chromatography.
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Biochemical experiments confirmed that RGG motifs interact strongly with the silica surfaces.
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Dental assistants may be exposed if they grind silica-containing casts and porcelains.
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The overall reaction delivers CsPbX 3 NCs encased in a silica matrix.
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Exposure to silica has been associated with progressive pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis.
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She was a housewife and never been exposed to silica dusts occupationally.
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Others composed of calcium phosphate, calcium sulphate and silica are sometimes found.
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They're beautiful little silica shells in all sorts of shapes and configurations.
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These ores always contain impurities, such as silica, sulphides, and earthy materials.
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Confused, the boy drew away, clutching the package to his silica-caked apron.
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But studies on adverse effects of silica nanoparticle exposure to fish remain unclear.
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Carbon-fibre composites and silica blends up top wherever possible, for strength and lightness.
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Silica through the time
Silica across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common