Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: sili-cide
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound of silicon with a more electropositive element

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin silex Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium New Latin siliciumlbor. English silicium English -on English silicon English -ide English silicide From silicon + -ide.

Inflected Forms

silicides (plural)

Derived Forms

disilicide hexasilicide monosilicide salicide silicidize tetrasilicide

Frequently Paired Words

silicidation

Questions

What does silicide mean?: Any compound of silicon with a more electropositive element
Where does silicide come from?: Etymology tree Latin silex Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium New Latin siliciumlbor. English silicium English -on English silicon English -ide English silicide From silicon + -ide.

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