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silicons

silicons is the plural of silicon.

Meaning of silicon

Noun (1)

silicon (usually uncountable, plural silicons)

  1. (usually) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
    • The isolated disordered regions and the amorphous layer have widely different anneal behavior. In the case of germanium and silicon, the isolated disordered regions anneal at moderate temperatures of approximately 200° and 300° C, respectively. The amorphous layers also anneal in a characteristic...1970, James W[alter] Mayer, Lennart Eriksson, John A[rthur] Davies, “General Features of Ion Implantation”, in Ion Implantation in Semiconductors: Silicon and Germanium, New York, N.Y.: Academic...
    Synonyms:
    silicium, silicum
    1. (countable, usually) A single atom of this element.

Noun (2)

silicon (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Computing.
  2. (slang) A computer processor.

Questions about silicons

What is silicons the plural of?
Silicons is the plural of silicon.

Words near silicons in the dictionary

  1. siliconizes
  2. siliconizing
  3. siliconlike
  4. silicononane
  5. siliconosis
  6. silicons
  7. silicophilous
  8. silicophosphate
  9. silicophosphates
  10. silicoses
  11. silicosiderosis

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