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silicium definition

si·li·cium (sə lis̸h′ē əm, -lis′-)

noun

silicon

Etymology: ModL: so named (1808) by Sir Humphry Davy < L silex, flint (see silex) + -ium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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