Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salicide

/ˈsælɪˌsaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sali-cide
IPA: /ˈsælɪˌsaɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A compound of salicin e.g. salicide of potassium, hydrogen salicide

noun

An electrical contact made from a silicide whose formation does not require lithographic patterning processes, i.e. it is "self-aligned"

Example Sentences

"Composite: Self-aligned silicide/poly Si gate (salicide) (label on Figure 7d)"
"Platinum salicide process for BiCMOS applications"
"Titanium SALICIDE Process for VLSI Device Application"
"A Novel Low Leakage-Current Ni SALICIDE Process in nMOSFETs on Si(110) Substrate"
"Advances on NiPt SALICIDE process optimization for 28nm CMOS manufacturing"

Etymology

From salicin + -ide.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsælɪˌsaɪd/
British English: /ˈsalɪˌsaɪd/

Inflected Forms

salicides (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce salicide?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsælɪˌsaɪd/.
What does salicide mean?: A compound of salicin e.g. salicide of potassium, hydrogen salicide
Where does salicide come from?: From salicin + -ide.

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