Definitions for silica

silica sil·i·ca

Spelling: [sil-i-kuh]
IPA: /ˈsɪl ɪ kə/

Silica is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 88 anagrams from letters in silica (aciils).

Definitions for silica

noun

  1. the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.

Origin of silica

1795-1805; New Latin, derivative of Latin silex silex

Examples for silica

The powder which originally resisted the muriatic acid, is silica.

Many of these knives have silica blades, some of the handles being of jade.

It consists of silica 25; protoxide of manganese 60; water 13.

silica is soluble in alkaline waters, especially when these are hot.

It is composed of silica, alumina, carbonate of lime, magnesia and oxide of iron.

United with the silica the element most commonly occurring is aluminum.

The successful preparation of this silica matt is extremely difficult.

Hence the relationship of the oxygen in the base to the oxygen in the silica is as one to two.

The residuum may be examined for silica, lime, barytes, and oxide of titanium.

The most important determinations for these are total alkali and silica.

Word Value for silica
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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