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silex vs silica

silica vs silex

silex and silica both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
silex Yes No No No
silica Yes No No No
As nouns, silica is a hypernym of silex; that is, silica is a word with a broader meaning than silex:
  • silex: a pure form of finely ground silica
  • silica: a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite
Other hypernyms of silex include silicon dioxide, silicon oxide.
silex (noun) silica (noun)
a pure form of finely ground silica a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite
Difference between silex and silica

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