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| cast iron |
an alloy of iron, carbon, silicon, and other elements that ranges from hard and brittle to soft and strong depending on its composition. |
| microchip |
a tiny, usu. silicon, plate of semiconducting material, holding a complicated, electronic, integrated circuit, as in computers. |
| microcircuit |
a miniature electronic circuit, usu. integrated with insulating material as on a silicon chip. |
| microprocessor |
the integrated circuit of a microcomputer, usu. contained on a single silicon chip. |
| quartz |
a common, hard, widely distributed mineral that occurs as many glasslike crystalline forms of silicon dioxide. |
| semiconductor |
a crystalline material such as silicon or germanium that conducts electricity under certain conditions, but not as effectively as metals do. |
| Si |
symbol of the chemical element silicon. |
| silica |
a crystalline compound of silicon and oxygen that is widely found in quartz, agate, sand, and the like, and used in making glass, concrete, and ceramics. |
| silicate |
a chemical salt containing silicon, oxygen, and a metal, that is found in most rock and is used to make glass and bricks. |
| silicic |
relating to, containing, or obtained from silicon or silica. |
| silicone |
any of a number of compounds containing silicon and oxygen that remain stable under a wide range of temperatures, are extremely water-repellent, and are used in adhesives, lubricants, varnishes and paints, and many other products. |
| thyristor |
any of several electronic devices, esp. a silicon-controlled rectifier, that convert alternating current to direct current. |
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