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.
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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
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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
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“Silica gel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silica%20gel. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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