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sialon

sialon noun: any of a class of strong refractory ceramics, based on the elements silicon, aluminium, oxygen and nitrogen, that are highly resistant to heat and corrosion.

Noun

sialon (plural sialons)

  1. Any of a class of strong refractory ceramics, based on the elements silicon, aluminium, oxygen and nitrogen, that are highly resistant to heat and corrosion.

Forms of sialon

pluralsialons

Origin of sialon

From the chemical symbols Si, Al, O, N.

Questions about sialon

What does sialon mean?
Sialon means any of a class of strong refractory ceramics, based on the elements silicon, aluminium, oxygen and nitrogen, that are highly resistant to heat and corrosion.
What part of speech is sialon?
Sialon is a noun.
What is the plural of sialon?
The plural of sialon is sialons.

Words near sialon in the dictionary

  1. sialometry
  2. sialomic
  3. sialomics
  4. sialomucin
  5. sialomucins
  6. sialon
  7. sialons
  8. sialooligosaccharide
  9. sialooligosaccharides
  10. sialopathies
  11. sialopathy

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