silicium
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
siliciumFrom Latin silex ('flint, pebble') with the suffix -ium (indicating a metal). Created by the English Sir Humphry Davy in 1808 from the word silica ('silica', silicon oxide), because flint is a variety of quartz (a mineral containing silicon).
Definitions
- chimie
- chimie physique
- physique
Plural
siliciums
Translations
german:Silizium
english:silicum
arabic:سيلكون
chinese:硅
korean:실리콘
danish:silicium
spanish:silicio
finnish:pii
greek:πυρίτιο
hebrew:צורן
italian:silicio
japanese:シリコン
dutch:silicium
polish:krzem
portuguese:silício
russian:силиций
swedish:kisel
thai:ซิลิคอน
turkish:silisyum
ukrainian:кремнiй
See also
silicène (cn.)