sílice

From Latin silex (“hard stone, flint”). Doublet of sílex.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsi.li.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈsi.li.se]

sílice f (plural sílices)

1. silica

• “sílice”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “sílice”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “sílice” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “sílice” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• Hyphenation: sí‧li‧ce

sílice m (plural sílices)

1. alternative form of sílex

• “sílice”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sílice”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

From Latin silex (“hard stone, flint”). Doublet of sílex.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiliθe/ [ˈsi.li.θe] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsilise/ [ˈsi.li.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iliθe (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -ilise (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: sí‧li‧ce

sílice f (plural sílices)

1. silica

   Synonyms: cuarzo, pedernal, moleña, sílex

• “sílice”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025