silício

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Portuguese

Chemical element
Si
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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin silicium, from Latin silex (“stone, flint”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈli.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /siˈli.sju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈli.si.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /siˈli.sjo/

Noun

silício m (plural silícios)

  1. (chemistry, uncountable) silicon
  2. an atom of silicon

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