SILICIDE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical

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Nouns denoting substances

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

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

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