silicon dioxide

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A hard glassy mineral, SiO₂, occurring as quartz, sand, opal etc. Informally known as silica.

Equivalents

Españoldióxido del silicio

Françaisbioxyde de silicium

DeutschSiliciumdioxid Siliziumdioxid

9 more languages

Češtinaoxid křemičitý

Suomipiidioksidi

Italianodiossido del silicone

日本語二酸化ケイ素二酸化珪素珪土

한국어이산화 실리콘

Nederlandssilicium dioxyde

Polskiditlenek krzemu krzemionka

Portuguêsdióxido do silicone

Русскийдвуо́кись кре́мния диокси́д кре́мния кремнезём

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

silicon disk Silicon Docks silicon ester Silicon Fen Silicon Forest silicon germanide

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