silica gel

Noun

Meaning

a porous form of silica that is highly absorbent

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

quartz colloid silica amorphous silica silica sand colloidal anhydrous silica colloidal hydrated silica colloidal silica hydrated silica silica gel column thin layer of silica gel fumed silica pyrogenic silica silanol gel silica aerogel
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Hypernyms

colloid

Examples

Bags of silica gel desiccant were inadvertently left in the air intake after maintenance. Source: Internet

By additional fractional distillation, the liquid oxygen may be enriched to contain 0.1–0.2% of a krypton/xenon mixture, which is extracted either by absorption onto silica gel or by distillation. Source: Internet

My thoughts are an airtight biscuit tin with a sack of silica gel (several of which I shall, no doubt, find amongst electronic products under the Christmas tree this year! Source: Internet

“Reuben actually once ate a packet of silica gel and that’s why he’s dry on the inside, wet on the outside.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

silica dioxide silica flakes silica fume concrete silica gel column silica glass silica granules