silicide

[ sil-uh-sahyd, -sid ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a compound of two elements, one of which is silicon.

Origin of silicide

1
1865–70; silic(on) + -ide

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British Dictionary definitions for silicide

silicide

/ (ˈsɪlɪˌsaɪd) /


noun
  1. any one of a class of binary compounds formed between silicon and certain metals

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