01 n. A binary compound of silicon, or one regarded as binary.
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A binary compound of silicon, or one regarded as binary.(Chem.) [R.]
Phrases & compounds
Hydrogen silicide —
a colorless, spontaneously inflammable gas, SiH4, produced artifically from silicon, and analogous to methane; -- called also silico-methane, silicon hydride, and formerly siliciureted hydrogen.