SIAL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("sial" is a kind of...):

rock; stone (material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust)

Holonyms ("sial" is a substance of...):

crust; Earth's crust (the outer layer of the Earth)

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