silicio

== Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /siliˈt͡sio/ Rhymes: -io Syllabification: si‧li‧ci‧o === Noun === silicio (uncountable, accusative silicion) silicon == Galician == === Noun === silicio m (uncountable) silicon == Italian == === Etymology === 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) (chemistry) silicon ==== Related terms ==== == Latin == === Noun === siliciō dative/ablative singular of silicium == Spanish == === 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] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /siˈlisjo/ [siˈli.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -iθjo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -isjo (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: si‧li‧cio Homophone: (Latin America) cilicio === Noun === silicio m (plural silicios) (chemistry) silicon (electronics) silicon chip, silicon circuit Synonym: circuito integrado ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== 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