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silicon monoxide

silicon monoxide noun: a chemical compound with the formula SiO. In the atmosphere it oxidizes quickly into SiO₂, but has been detected in stellar objects and has been described as the most common oxide of silicon in the universe.

Noun

silicon monoxide (uncountable)

  1. A chemical compound with the formula SiO. In the atmosphere it oxidizes quickly into SiO₂, but has been detected in stellar objects and has been described as the most common oxide of silicon in the universe.

Questions about silicon monoxide

What does silicon monoxide mean?
Silicon monoxide means a chemical compound with the formula SiO. In the atmosphere it oxidizes quickly into SiO₂, but has been detected in stellar objects and has been described as the most common oxide of silicon in the universe.
What part of speech is silicon monoxide?
Silicon monoxide is a noun.

Words near silicon monoxide in the dictionary

  1. silicon iron
  2. silicon irons
  3. silicon lotteries
  4. silicon lottery
  5. Silicon Mallee
  6. silicon monoxide
  7. silicon nitride
  8. silicon nitrides
  9. silicon oxide
  10. silicon oxides
  11. silicon oxycarbide

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