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sil·i·con
 silicon
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- pronunciation:
- sI
lih
kan
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sI
lih
k
 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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a chemical element that has fourteen protons in each nucleus, that is found naturally only in compounds such as silica, that composes one fourth of the earth's crust, and that is used in many industrial applications. (symbol: Si)
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