Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silicon nitride

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: sil-i-con ni-tride
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inorganic polymer, of empirical formula Si₃N₄, used in ceramics and some transistors.

Example Sentences

"This process provides an unpatternable sheet of silicon nitride that electrically isolates the devices […]"

Inflected Forms

silicon nitrides (plural)

Questions

What does silicon nitride mean?: An inorganic polymer, of empirical formula Si₃N₄, used in ceramics and some transistors.

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