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Definition of: silicon
(sil′ə·kən) noun
A nonmetallic element (symbol Si, atomic number 14), in nature combined chiefly with oxygen in rock and sand and forming almost 26 percent by weight of the lithosphere. See PERIODIC TABLE. [<L silex, silicis flint]
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