present participle of siliconize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of siliconize

present participle of silicone

simple past tense and past participle of silicone

(chemistry) A hard glassy mineral, SiO₂, occurring as quartz, sand, opal etc. Informally known as silica.

(physics) A minor stable isotope of silicon, ²⁹₁₄Si, having fourteen protons and fifteen neutrons; it amounts to almost 5% of the element in nature

(physics) The major stable isotope of silicon, ²⁸₁₄Si, having fourteen protons and fourteen neutrons; it amounts to over 92% of the element in nature

(physics) A minor stable isotope of silicon, ³⁰₁₄Si, having fourteen protons and sixteen neutrons; it amounts to 3% of the element in nature

(slang) The porn industry of San Fernando Valley. / Misspelling of Silicon Valley.

(informal) Originally, the region of the San Francisco Bay Area in which there are a high number of industries producing silicon chips; later extended to mean the entire concentration of high-tech businesses in this area.