1. silicon

noun. ['ˈsɪləkən'] 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.

Rhymes with Silicon Oxide

• superoxide
• peroxide
• dioxide
• dockside

2. oxide

noun. ['ˈɑːkˌsaɪd'] any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical.

Sentences with silicon-oxide

1. Noun Phrase
It reacts poorly with most other elements, but eluded isolation by chemists for a long time owing to its affinity for oxygen and thus its tendency to remain "disguised" as silicon oxide.