"silicium" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin silexbor. English silicium Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from Latin silex (“flint”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|bor|la>silex>pebble|id=silicon|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin silexbor. English silicium, {{coin|en|Q131761|in=1808}} Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, {{der|en|la|silex||flint}} Latin silex (“flint”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} silicium (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) The chemical element silicon. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Silicon
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