silica

Etymology
Origin: 1585–95; in. Subsequently, was identified by the chemist  in 1787 as a component element of the  or. Compare.

Noun

 * 1) Silicon dioxide.
 * 2) Any of the silica group of the silicate minerals.
 * 3) * 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.

Synonyms

 * when used as an anti-caking agent

Translations

 * Bulgarian: силициев диоксид
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 * Bulgarian:
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 * Finnish: hohkasilikaatti
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