silicon
/ˈsɪlɪkən/noun
mass noun
- the chemical element of atomic number 14, a non-metal with semiconducting properties, used in making electronic circuits. Pure silicon exists in a shiny dark grey crystalline form and as an amorphous powder. (Symbol: Si)（化学元素）硅（符号： Si）。
词源
early 19th cent.: alteration of earlier silicium, from Latin silex, silic- 'flint'， on the pattern of carbon and boron.