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silicon-based

silicon-based adjective: based on silicon.

Adjective

silicon-based

  1. Based on silicon.
    • silicon-based life
    • Core samples rich with the fossils of simple silicon-based organisms indicate Therum was more habitable in the past than it is at present.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Therum, Knossos System

Questions about silicon-based

What does silicon-based mean?
Silicon-based means based on silicon.
What part of speech is silicon-based?
Silicon-based is an adjective.

Words near silicon-based in the dictionary

  1. silicon wafer
  2. silicon wafers
  3. silicon-28
  4. silicon-29
  5. silicon-30
  6. silicon-based
  7. silicon-controlled rectifier
  8. silicon-controlled rectifiers
  9. siliconated
  10. silicone
  11. silicone grease

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