silicide
[ sil-uh-sahyd, -sid ]
/ ˈsɪl əˌsaɪd, -sɪd /
noun Chemistry.
a compound of two elements, one of which is silicon.
Origin of silicide
1865–70;
silic(on) +
-ide
Words nearby silicide
silicatosis,
siliceous,
silici-,
silicic,
silicic acid,
silicide,
siliciferous,
silicified wood,
silicify,
silicium,
silicle
Example sentences from the Web for silicide
It combines with iron to form a silicide; and is present in this condition in cast iron.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. |Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerCarborundum, or silicide of carbon, is largely superseding emery and diamond dust as an abradant.
The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century. |Edward W. ByrnThe most important one is carborundum, which is a silicide of carbon of the formula CSi.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry |William McPherson
British Dictionary definitions for silicide
silicide
/ (ˈsɪlɪˌsaɪd) /
noun
any one of a class of binary compounds formed between silicon and certain metals