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silicon Definition
(n)
a
tetravalent
nonmetallic
element
;
next
to
oxygen
it
is
the
most
abundant
element
in
the
earth
''
s
crust
;
occurs
in
clay
and
feldspar
and
granite
and
quartz
and
sand
;
used
as
a
semiconductor
in
transistors
silicon Synonyms
atomic number 14
Si
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