Masculine

silicio

Meaning

  1. (masculine) silicon
  2. (masculine) silicon chip, silicon circuit

Concepts

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Hyphenated as
si‧li‧cio
Pronounced as (IPA)
/siˈliθjo/
Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin silicium, from oblique cases of Latin silex (“flint”), which is a type of quartz and made of silica (silicon dioxide). Named in 1808 by Humphry Davy.

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