Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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silicon | Yes | No | No | No |
silicone | Yes | No | No | No |
silicon (noun) | silicone (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 | any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation |