Definitions for silicons

silicons sil·i·con

Spelling: [sil-i-kuh n, -kon]
IPA: /ˈsɪl ɪ kən, -ˌkɒn/

Silicons is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 145 anagrams from letters in silicons (ciilnoss).

Definitions for silicons

noun

  1. a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.

Origin of silicons

1817; silic(a) + -on, as in carbon and boron

Examples for silicons

In silicon Valley proper, that number increases to $108,603, marking a 7.2 percent year-over-year increase.

South of silicon Valley, an entire town is being deformed, slowly, by plate tectonics.

Their pseudo-flesh is composed mainly of silicon and fluorine.

This variety is composed of the oxides of aluminium and silicon with lime.

Normally Democratic silicon Valley opened up its wallets to the Republicans this time out.

Greer is a young, entrepreneurial, poker-loving Texan who ended up in silicon Valley.

A brilliant silicon Valley entrepreneur may have found a way to get dark money out of politics without changing any laws.

I guess we understand each other, so you and he had better start for the silicon.

Of these silicon fluoride is the most familiar and interesting.

One of the best of these is a mixture of iron and silicon, called ferro-silicon.

Word Value for silicons
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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