silicon

aluminium or aluminum${\displaystyle \longleftarrow }$ 14 ${\displaystyle \longrightarrow }$phosphorus

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Silicon

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• IPA ^(key): /'sIlIkən/

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• Hyphenation: sil‧i‧con

Noun

Singular silicon

Plural none

1. Silicon is a non-metal chemical element with the atomic number 14 and the symbol "Si".

   Sand is made of mostly silicon compounds.

   Computers use chips made from silicon.