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silicide

silicide noun: any compound of silicon with a more electropositive element.

Noun

silicide (plural silicides)

  1. Any compound of silicon with a more electropositive element

Forms of silicide

pluralsilicides

Origin of silicide

From silicon + -ide.

Words formed from silicide

Questions about silicide

What does silicide mean?
Silicide means any compound of silicon with a more electropositive element.
What part of speech is silicide?
Silicide is a noun.
What is the plural of silicide?
The plural of silicide is silicides.

Words near silicide in the dictionary

  1. silicicole
  2. silicicoles
  3. silicicolous
  4. silicid
  5. silicidation
  6. silicide
  7. silicides
  8. silicidize
  9. silicidized
  10. silicidizes
  11. silicidizing

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