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1. silicon_bronze
noun. a bronze with 2-3% silicon that is resistant to corrosion.
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3. silicon
noun. ['ˈsɪləkən'] a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors.
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- silicon (English)
- silex (Latin)
- silica (English)
- silex (Irish)
4. bronze
noun. ['ˈbrɑːnz'] an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin.