Associations to the word «Silicide»

Wiktionary

SILICIDE, noun. (inorganic chemistry) Any compound of silicon with a more electropositive element

Dictionary definition

SILICIDE, noun. Any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats