Silica

Synonyms for "silica" (7 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(1 words)
silicon dioxide

Strong matches (2)

Noun(1 words)
e551 when used as an anti-caking agent

Related words (3)

Noun(2 words)
silicon oxidesio2

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chemical compoundinorganic compoundoxide

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Collocations

6 entries
amorphous silicacrystalline silicafused silicasilica gelsilica glasssilica sand

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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What colour is silica?

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It has high percentage of silica and alumina.

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There has been an increase in the mining of silica sand in the American state of Illinois.

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Mt. Thielsen, namesake for the surrounding Wilderness Area, is called “The Lightning Rod of the Cascades.” A dormant volcano, its peak is struck by lightning so often that some rocks at the summit have melted into an unusual mineral called fulgurite. This mineral is made of natural hollow glass tubes formed when silica is subjected to high temperatures, such as lightning strikes.

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