silica (n)
silicon oxide (n)
silicon dioxide (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 27
def a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2)
def various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite
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Hypernym oxide
Substance holonym quartz; cristobalite; tridymite; quartz glass, quartz, vitreous silica, lechatelierite, crystal
Derivationally related form silica → silicious
Derivationally related form silica → siliceous
Hyponym chert; flint; silex
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Derivationally related form silicious → silica
Pertainym (pertains to noun) silicious → silica
Derivationally related form siliceous → silica
Pertainym (pertains to noun) siliceous → silica
Substance meronym cristobalite; quartz; quartz glass, quartz, vitreous silica, lechatelierite, crystal; tridymite
Hypernym chert; flint; silex
Hyponym oxide

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