silica
Meanings
Plural: silicas
Noun
- a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite
- Silicon dioxide.
- Any of the silica group of the silicate minerals.
Origin / Etymology
From New Latin silica, from Latin silex (“hard stone, flint”), on model of alumina, soda.
Synonyms
E551 when used as an anti-caking agent, silicon dioxide, silicon oxide
Scrabble Score: 8
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Words With Friends Score: 10
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