silex

Noun

Meaning

Silica, SiO2 as found in nature, constituting quarz, and most sands and sandstones. See Silica, and Silicic.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

flint chert hornstone flintstone jasper firestone granite agate obsidian marble limestone silica basalt chalcedony quartzite
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Hypernyms

silica silicon dioxide silicon oxide coffee maker

Anagrams

lexis

Examples

After a protracted development process involving U.S. enrichment company USEC acquiring and then relinquishing commercialization rights to the technology, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) signed a commercialization agreement with Silex Systems in 2006. Source: Internet

A demon seeking redemption, Silex has kept vigil over Edinburgh for countless years atop a local church as a gargoyle. Source: Internet

Dorsum or agger viae: the elliptical surface or crown of the road (media stratae eminentia) made of polygonal blocks of silex (basaltic lava) or rectangular blocks of saxum qitadratum (travertine, peperino, or other stone of the country). Source: Internet

He previously served as the Lincoln County assessor and on the Silex R-1 school board. Source: Internet

I generally check Amazon reviews for purchases like this; I have an ancient one that isn’t made anymore, and then a Proctor Silex that had great reviews that’s newer. Source: Internet

SILEX — March’s Silex R-1 school board meeting saw several decisions made that bring big things for the district in the future as they move toward bettering the already thriving district. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Silesianness siletane Siletz silexite silf Silfies