OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4626

silica

/ˈsɪl.ɪ.kə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sílice
Silicon dioxide.
sílice
Any of the silica group of the silicate minerals.
Its Blair County property was sited at the foot of ganister-covered Dunnings Mountain to compete with the Mount Union plants making silica bricks for the steel industry.
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