Definitions for silicas

silicas sil·i·ca

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

Silicas is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 113 anagrams from letters in silicas (aciilss).

Definitions for silicas

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 silicas

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

Examples for silicas

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

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

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

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

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

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

The successful preparation of this silica matt is extremely difficult.

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

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

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

Word Value for silicas
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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