As nouns the difference between silicon and wadeite
is that silicon is silicone while wadeite is (mineralogy) a hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing oxygen, potassium, silicon, and zirconium.
silicon
Etymology 1
From the stem of (etyl) .
Noun
(-)
(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
(-)
(slang) computing
(slang) computer processor
wadeite
English
Noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing oxygen, potassium, silicon, and zirconium.
References
* Wadeite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Wadeite.shtml]
