Definition of Silicium

1. n. See Silicon.

Definition of Silicium

1. Noun. (obsolete) The non-metallic chemical element silicon. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Silicium

1. silicon [n -S] - See also: silicon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silicium

silicide
silicides
siliciferous
silicification
silicifications
silicified
silicifies
silicify
silicifying
silicioidea
silicious
silicisation
silicisponge
silicisponges
silicispongiae
silicium (current term)
siliciums
siliciureted
siliciuretted
silicization
silicizations
silicle
silicles
silico-
silicoanthracosis
silicoflagellate
silicoflagellates
silicofluoric
silicofluoride
silicofluorides

Literary usage of Silicium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1849)
"Fluoride of silicium is decomposed by potas- i ni, and the brown mass washed with water; a portion of the hydrogen , free in the decomposition of water by ..."

2. A Manual of Elementary Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical by George Fownes (1873)
"Both methods yield silicium hydride mixed with free hydrogen. Friedel and Ladenburg, however, by a process which will be described further on, have obtained ..."

3. A Manual of Elementary Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical by George Fownes (1869)
"silicium hydride is a colorless gas. In the impure state, as obtained by the two ... Pure silicium hydride, however, does not ignite spontaneously under the ..."

4. The Mining Magazine (1857)
"The authors recommend zinc asthe best solvent for silicium, and say that it may very easily be prepared, and in considerable quantity, by the following ..."

5. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1856)
"It appeared that, in the operation, duo-silicate of sodium must have been formed, and that silicium was eliminated from this substance by aluminium ..."

6. Elements of Chemistry: For the Use of Colleges, Academies, and Schools by Victor Regnault (1853)
"Silicic acid, heated with potassium, yields silicium and silicate of potassa ; but the decomposition is difficult, and does not afford Sure silicium. ..."

7. Elementary Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical by George Fownes (1855)
"matter end any residual potassium, and leaves -untouched the silicium. So prepared, silicium is a dark brown powder, destitute of lustre. Heated in the air, ..."

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