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Where does “silicic” come from?

Silicic derives from Latin silex, meaning flint or hard stone, which became the basis for the chemical term describing compounds containing silicon.

silicic (English): of, related to, or derived from silica

Definitions

  1. of, related to, or derived from silica

Ancestry of “silicic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsilexpebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava

Words derived from “silicic”

  • fluosilicic
  • orthosilicic
  • fluorosilicic
  • metasilicic
  • polysilicic
  • metasilicic acid
  • nonsilicic
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