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Sial

noun, particle

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The rocks rich in silicon and aluminum that form the upper layer of the earth's crust, which lies beneath all continental landmasses. uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative form of sial. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
  3. 3
    a clan in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.
  4. 4
    the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum wordnet
Particle
  1. 1
    Alternative form of sia. Manglish, Singlish, alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Etymology 1

Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Si (silicon) + Al (aluminum).

Etymology 2

From Malay sial.

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