silica
Etymology
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Etymology
From nl. silica, from Latin silex, on model of alumina, soda.
Pronunciation- (British) IPA: /ˈsɪl.ɪ.kə/
silica
- Silicon dioxide. [from 1801]
- Any of the silica group of the silicate minerals.
- 1993, Historic American Building Survey, Town of Clayburg: Refractories Company Town, National Park Service, 2:
- Its Blair County property was sited at the foot of ganister-covered Dunnings Mountain to compete with the Mount Union plants making silica bricks for the steel industry.
- 1993, Historic American Building Survey, Town of Clayburg: Refractories Company Town, National Park Service, 2:
- E551 when used as an anti-caking agent
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