silica gel

noun

: colloidal silica resembling coarse white sand in appearance but possessing many fine pores and therefore extremely adsorbent

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Little rolls of film, no bigger than hockey pucks, sat inside a large glass pot, under a lid, together with silica gel. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 It’s made with flexible silica gel and has slip-resistant edges. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025 Lexar sells the product either barebones (as the G55) or with a compact aluminum heatsink plus silica gel pad. PC Magazine, 29 May 2025 Avoid silica gel, which becomes slippery when wet. 7. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for silica gel

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of silica gel was in 1919

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“Silica gel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silica%20gel. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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silica gel

noun
: colloidal silica resembling coarse white sand in appearance but possessing many fine pores and therefore extremely adsorbent

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