As nouns the difference between magnesium and silicon
is that magnesium is magnesium while silicon is silicone.
magnesium
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Noun
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A light, flammable, silvery metal, and a chemical element (symbol Mg) with an atomic number of 12.
* 1999 , Chapter 1 "Barrens"
- The building looked only like a wall glowing in the firelight, but sometimes a barrage of magnesium blue light made its windowframes jump out of the darkness.
Derived terms
* calcium magnesium carbonate
* calcium magnesium silicate
* magnesic
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* magnesium aluminate
* magnesium aluminium oxide, magnesium aluminum oxide
* magnesium aluminium silicate, magnesium aluminum silicate
* magnesium carbonate
* magnesium chlorate
* magnesium chloride
* magnesium chlorite
* magnesium citrate
* magnesium diboride
* magnesium fluoride
* magnesium gallate
* magnesium hydroxide
* magnesium lamp
* magnesium laureth sulfate, magnesium laureth sulphate
* magnesium light
* magnesium mica
* magnesium nitrate
* magnesium nitride
* magnesium oxide
* magnesium perchlorate
* magnesium peroxide
* magnesium ribbon
* magnesium silicate
* magnesium stearate
* magnesium sulfate, magnesium sulphate
* magnesium sulfide, magnesium sulphide
* magnesium wire
* manganoso-magnesium alum
* potassium magnesium chloride hexahydrate
Related terms
* magnalium
* magnelium
* Magnesia
* magnesia
* magnesite
* magnox, Magnox
* mag wheel
See also
* artinite
* Birmabright
* bischofite
* brucite
* carnallite
* deweylite
* epsomite
* gymnite
* kieserite
* lansfordite
* nesquehonite
* nigari
* olivine
* sellaite
* talc
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silicon
Etymology 1
From the stem of (etyl) .
Noun
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(chemistry) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
Usage notes
Do not confuse silicon' with ' silicone .
Synonyms
* silicium (obsolete), silicum (obsolete)
Derived terms
* Cwm Silicon
* ekasilicon
* ferrosilicon
* float-zone silicon
* lithium-drifted silicon detector
* silico-
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* silicon alkoxide
* Silicon Alley
* silicon-based
* silicon carbide
* silicon chip
* silicon controlled rectifier
* silicon dioxide
* silicon ester
* Silicon Fen
* Silicon Forest
* silicon germanide
* silicon germanium
* Silicon Glen
* Silicon Hills
* silicon hydride
* silicon iron
* siliconise, siliconize
* silicon oxide
* silicon photonics
* Silicon Prairie
* Silicon Sentier
* silicon steel
* silicon tetrachloride
* silicon tetrafluoride
* Silicon Valley
* Silicon Wadi
* silicon wafer
* strained silicon
Related terms
* silane
* silex
* silica
* silicate
* silice
* siliceous, silicious
* silici-
* silicic
* siliciferous
* silicified
* silicify
* silicisation, silicization
* silico-
* silicone
* silicosis
* silicotic
See also
* agate
* amethyst
* asbestos
* clay
* feldspar
* flint
* glass
* granite
* hornblende
* jasper
* mica
* opal
* quartz
* rock crystal
* sand
Etymology 2
From the silicon chips used in computers
Noun
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(slang) computing
(slang) computer processor