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silicon |
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Si |
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[GEMET] A brittle metalloid element that exists in two allotropic forms; occurs principally in sand, quartz, granite, feldspar, and clay. It is usually a grey crystalline solid but is also found as a brown amorphous powder. It is used in transistors, rectifiers, solar cells, and alloys. Its compounds are widely used in glass manufacture, the building industry, and in the form of silicones. |
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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20865 |
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Si |
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2016-03-31 |
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[GEMET] A brittle metalloid element that exists in two allotropic forms; occurs principally in sand, quartz, granite, feldspar, and clay. It is usually a grey crystalline solid but is also found as a brown amorphous powder. It is used in transistors, rectifiers, solar cells, and alloys. Its compounds are widely used in glass manufacture, the building industry, and in the form of silicones. |
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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7694 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/silicon https://vocab.lternet.edu/vocab/vocab/?tema=505 |
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2018-12-18 |
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silicij kremík السيليكون πυρίτιο silikoni silicone silicij silicium silicis Силиций silicium křemík szilikon silīcijs siliciu silicio Silizium räni silicio silicon silisium silicium kisel krzem |
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US LTER controlled vocabulary |