Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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silicon | Yes | No | No | No |
semiconducting material | Yes | No | No | No |
silicon (noun) | semiconducting material (noun) |
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a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors | a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities |