Hypernym

noun

any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

semiconductor 1

noun

a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities

carbon group element 1

noun

any chemical element that belongs to the carbon group.

metalloid 1

noun

a chemical element with properties in between, or that are a mixture of, those of metals and nonmetals.

Substance_meronym

quartz 2

noun

a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities

clay 1

noun

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

feldspar 1

noun

any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium

granite 1

noun

plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

sand 1

noun

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

silicon 1

noundomain: substance

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

Synonyms

Si 1
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
atomic number 14 1
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

Substance_holonym

quartz 2

noun

a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities

clay 1

noun

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

feldspar 1

noun

any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium

granite 1

noun

plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

sand 1

noun

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral