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sil⋅i⋅cide

[sil-uh-sahyd, -sid]
–noun Chemistry.
a compound of two elements, one of which is silicon.

Origin:
1865–70; silic(on) + -ide
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sil·i·cide   (sĭl'ĭ-sīd')   
n.  A compound of silicon with another element or radical.
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