silicon dioxide

noun

: silica

Examples of silicon dioxide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The team determined that this high reflectivity is the result of clouds of silicate minerals, including silicon dioxide and magnesium silicate, forming on the planet's dayside and acting like sunscreen. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Instead of etching holes directly into the semiconductor, researchers patterned a silicon dioxide layer and then covered it with epitaxial semiconductor. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Unlike rocky planets such as Mars and Earth, angrites do not have a lot of silicon dioxide. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 June 2026

Again, an ammonium fluoride solution is one of the starting materials; the silicon dioxide simply precipitates out of this solution. — ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for silicon dioxide

• acetaldehyde
• acetanilide
• arabinoside
• cycloheximide
• cyclophosphamide
• diethylamide
• dinucleotide
• ferricyanide
• ferrocyanide
• glutaraldehyde
• glyceraldehyde
• hydroperoxide

Kids Definition

silicon dioxide

noun

: silica

Medical Definition

silicon dioxide

noun

: silica