atomic number 14

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   a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

   SynonymssiliconSi

   Broaderchemical elementsemiconductor

Questions about atomic number 14

What does atomic number 14 mean?

atomic number 14 means "a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors".

What is another word for atomic number 14?

Close synonyms include silicon, Si. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atomic number 14 a common word?

atomic number 14 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.