12-letter words containing sil
- agesilaus ii — 444?–c360 b.c, king of Sparta c400–c360.
- basilic vein — a large vein situated on the inner side of the arm
- borosilicate — a salt of boric and silicic acids
- cavaco silva — Aníbal (aˈnibal). born 1939, Portuguese statesman; prime minister (1985–95); president (2006–16)
- circumfusile — able to be diffused or poured around
- disillusions — Plural form of disillusion.
- ferrosilicon — a ferroalloy containing up to 95 percent silicon.
- fissilingual — having a forked tongue
- fluosilicate — a salt of fluosilicic acid.
- fossil fuels — any combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life.
- fused silica — glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
- guide fossil — index fossil.
- hexasiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any siloxane having six -Si-O- groups.
- hit the silk — the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- index fossil — a widely distributed fossil, of narrow range in time, regarded as characteristic of a given geological formation, used especially in determining the age of related formations.
- macrofossils — Plural form of macrofossil.
- metasilicate — a salt or mineral containing the anion SiO32-
- microfossils — a fossil so small that it can be studied and identified only with a microscope.
- missile base — a military base used for storing and firing missiles
- nannofossils — Plural form of nannofossil.
- nesosilicate — any silicate, as olivine, in which the SiO 4 tetrahedra are not interlinked.
- nonexpansile — Not expansile.
- nonresilient — Not resilient.
- orthosilicic — (chemistry) Of, relating to or derived from orthosilicic acid.
- penthesileia — the daughter of Ares and queen of the Amazons, whom she led to the aid of Troy. She was slain by Achilles
- polysiloxane — a polymer composed of silicon and oxygen atoms
- quasilogical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- quicksilvery — resembling quicksilver
- schappe silk — a yarn or fabric of or similar to spun silk.
- silas marner — a novel (1861) by George Eliot.
- silbury hill — the largest prehistoric artificial mound in Europe, located near Avebury, England, and dating from 2600 b.c.
- silent alarm — an alarm that alerts security personnel or the police without the knowledge of the intruder or criminal whose presence triggers it: The silent alarm set off a flashing light at the police station.
- silhouetting — a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, especially a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a person's face in profile.
- silhouettist — a creator of silhouette portraits
- silica glass — a very clear, strong glass produced when pure silica is fused at high temperature, used as in optical instruments
- silicic acid — any of certain amorphous gelatinous masses, formed when alkaline silicates are treated with acids, which dissociate readily into silica and water.
- silicicolous — thriving in siliceous soil
- siliciferous — containing, combined with, or producing silica.
- silicon chip — A silicon chip is a very small piece of silicon inside a computer. It has electronic circuits on it and can hold large quantities of information or perform mathematical or logical operations.
- silicon glen — a collective term for the industries in Scotland associated with information technology, esp those concentrated in the central conurbation between Glasgow and Edinburgh
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
- silky cornel — a cornel, Cornus amomum, of the eastern U.S., having leaves covered with short, silky hairs on the underside and bearing blue berries.
- silly season — a time of year, usually in midsummer or during a holiday period, characterized by exaggerated news stories, frivolous entertainments, outlandish publicity stunts, etc.: The new movie reminds us that the silly season is here.
- silver belly — a freshwater eel
- silver birch — tree with silvery-white bark
- silver bream — a type of ray-finned fish from the family Cyprinidae
- silver frost — glaze (def 17).
- silver jenny — a silvery mojarra, Eucinostomus gula, inhabiting warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, along sandy shores.
- silver maple — a maple, Acer saccharinum, having leaves that are light green above and silvery white beneath.
- silver medal — a medal, traditionally of silver or silver in color, awarded to a person or team finishing second in a competition, meet, or tournament.
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