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Silizium

das Silizium

Silizium is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural

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Why is it das Silizium?

Silizium is a metal or chemical element, and metals and chemical elements are neuter: das Silizium. Exceptions include der Schwefel, der Phosphor, and der Stahl.

Metals and chemical elements
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Chemistry: Chemical element with the order number 14, which is one of the semi -metals

[1] Chemie: chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 14, das zu den Halbmetallen zählt

Examples

[1] Silicon is available like sand by the Miver

[1] Silizium gibt es wie Sand am Meer.

[1] Elementary silicon is non -toxic to the human body and is important for humans in bound silicatic form for humans

[1] Elementares Silizium ist für den menschlichen Körper ungiftig und in gebundener silikatischer Form für den Menschen wichtig.
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] The entire chemistry of silicon is actually characterized by the high affinity of silicon to oxygen

[1] Die gesamte Chemie des Siliziums ist eigentlich durch die hohe Affinität des Siliziums zum Sauerstoff geprägt.

[1] The inversion of the binding polarity of element hydrogen bonds when the transition from carbon to silicon is particularly worth mentioning

[1] Die Inversion der Bindungspolarität von Element-Wasserstoff-Bindungen beim Übergang von Kohlenstoff zum Silizium ist besonders erwähnenswert.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Silizium —
Genitiv des Siliziums —
Dativ dem Silizium —
Akkusativ das Silizium —

Pronunciation

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