silicio

See also: silício

Esperanto

Chemical element
Si
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siliˈt͡sio/

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• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification: si‧li‧ci‧o

Noun

silicio (uncountable, accusative silicion)

1. silicon

Galician

Noun

silicio m (uncountable)

1. silicon

Italian

Etymology

Chemical element
Si
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Next: fosforo (P)

Borrowed from New Latin silicium, from Latin silex (“stone, flint”), the latter continued as Italian selce (“flint”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈli.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -itʃo
• Hyphenation: si‧lì‧cio

Noun

silicio m (plural silici)

1. (chemistry) silicon

Related terms

• polisilicio
• silicato
• silice
• siliceo
• silicico
• silicizzato
• silicizzazione
• silicone
• silicosi

Latin

Noun

siliciō

1. dative/ablative singular of silicium

Spanish

Chemical element
Si
Previous: aluminio (Al)
Next: fósforo (P)

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin silicium, from oblique cases of Latin silex (“flint”), which is a type of quartz and made of silica (silicon dioxide). Named in 1808 by Humphry Davy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈliθjo/ [siˈli.θjo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /siˈlisjo/ [siˈli.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -iθjo (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -isjo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: si‧li‧cio
• Homophone: (Latin America) cilicio

Noun

silicio m (plural silicios)

1. (chemistry) silicon
2. (electronics) silicon chip, silicon circuit

   Synonym: circuito integrado

Derived terms

• dióxido del silicio
• silicato
• silícico

Related terms

• sílice

See also

• silicona, silicón

Further reading

• “silicio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025