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Meaning of Silica | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsɪl.ɪ.kə

Definitions

  1. Silicon dioxide.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Any of the silica group of the silicate minerals.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية السيليكا
Català sílice
Deutsch Kieselerde Kieselsäure
Esperanto siliko
Español sílice
Suomi hohkasilikaatti piidioksidi silika tektosilikaatti
Français silice
Italiano silice
日本語 シリカ 珪土
Polski krzemionka
Português sílica
Русский кремнезём

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

silica gel silica glass silica group silicalite silicane Silicas

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