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Where does “silex” come from?
silex
(Latin): pebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava
Definitions
pebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava
Words derived from “silex”
silicon
silica
silicone
polysilicon
silicic
silex
silicosis
silcrete
silicide
silicalite
silicification
organosilicon
silicium
ferrosilicon
fluosilicic
orthosilicic
silicotic
biosilica
petrosilex
disilicide
salicide
metasilicic
fluorosilicic
organosilica