Definitions for silica
ˈsɪl ɪ kəsil·i·ca

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1. silica, silicon oxide, silicon dioxidenoun

   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

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1. silicanoun

   Silicon dioxide.

2. silicanoun

   Any of the silica group of the silicate minerals.

3. Etymology: Origin: 1585–95; in silex. Subsequently, silicon was first identified by the chemist Antoine Lavoisier in 1787 as a component element of the silex, or silicis for flint, and more generally what were termed "flints" during the era, nowadays as we would say "silica" or more formally, silicate.

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1. silica

   Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula SiO2, most commonly found in nature as quartz and in various living organisms. In many parts of the world, silica is the major constituent of sand. Silica is one of the most complex and most abundant families of materials, existing as a compound of several minerals and as a synthetic product.

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1. silica

   Silica, also known as silicon dioxide, is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of silicon and oxygen. It is one of the most common minerals on earth and can be found in various forms such as quartz, sand, or as a major constituent of rocks like granite. It is often used in industries such as glass-making, ceramics, and as an additive in food and pharmaceutical products. In addition, silica also has applications in the fields of technology and electronics due to its properties as a semiconductor.

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1. Silicanoun

   silicon dioxide, SiO/. It constitutes ordinary quartz (also opal and tridymite), and is artifically prepared as a very fine, white, tasteless, inodorous powder

2. Etymology: [NL., from L. silex, silics, a flint.]

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1. Silica

   Silica is an unincorporated community in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located immediately south of the city of Hibbing at the intersection of State Highway 73 and Saint Louis County Road 440. The West Swan River flows through the community. The boundary line between Itasca and Saint Louis counties is nearby.

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1. Silica

   sil′i-ka, n. silicon dioxide, or silicic anhydride, a white or colourless substance, the most abundant solid constituent of our globe, existing both in the crystalline and in the amorphous form, the best examples of the former being rock-crystal, quartz, chalcedony, flint, sandstone, and quartzose sand; of the latter, opal.—n. Sil′icate, a salt of silicic acid.—adjs. Sil′icāted, combined or impregnated with silica; Silic′ic, pertaining to, or obtained from, silica; Silicif′erous, producing or containing silica.—n. Silicificā′tion, conversion into silica.—v.t. Silic′ify, to convert into silica: to render silicious.—v.i. to become silicious or flinty:—pr.p. silic′ifying; pa.p. silic′ifīed.—adjs. Silic′ious, Silic′eous, pertaining to, containing, or resembling silica.—n. Sil′icon, or Silic′ium, the base of silica, a non-metallic elementary substance, obtainable in three different forms, the amorphous, the graphitoid, and the crystalline. [L. silex, silicis, flint.]

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1. sialic

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of silica in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of silica in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of silica in a Sentence

1. Briony Horgan:

   Here on Earth, we find silica deposition in glaciers which are characteristic of melting water, on Mars, we can identify similar silica deposits in younger areas, but we can also see older areas which are similar to deep soils from warm climates on Earth. This leads us to believe that on Mars 3 to 4 billion years ago, we had a general slow trend from warm to cold, with periods of thawing and freezing. If this is so, it is important in the search for possible life on Mars.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=silica
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Silica
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silica
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silica
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=silica
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=silica