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silundum

silundum noun: a hard form of silicon carbide with high electrical resistance.

Noun

silundum (uncountable)

  1. A hard form of silicon carbide with high electrical resistance.

Origin of silundum

Blend of silicon + corundum. Originally a trade name, in imitation of carborundum.

Questions about silundum

What does silundum mean?
Silundum means a hard form of silicon carbide with high electrical resistance.
What part of speech is silundum?
Silundum is a noun.

Words near silundum in the dictionary

  1. silty
  2. siluciferase
  3. siluer
  4. silumin
  5. silumins
  6. silundum
  7. Siluo
  8. silure
  9. silures
  10. siluri
  11. Silurian

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