Silica Definition & Meaning

silica
noun
  1. a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite

"Silica" in song lyrics

See how silica is used in real songs:

  • "pyrogenic silica"
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  • "us silica"
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  • "chemical type silica"
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