Synonyms for silicon
ˈsɪl ɪ kən, -ˌkɒnsil·i·con

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1. siliconnoun

   Synonyms:
   silicum, silicium

2. siliconnoun

   A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.

   Synonyms:
   silicum, silicium

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1. silicon, Si, atomic number 14noun

   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:
   atomic number 14, te, ti

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1. • Element
   • Semiconductor

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1. List of paraphrases for "silicon":

   silicone, silica

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1. List of known nicknames for "Silicon":

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1. Richard Greenfield:

   Let's face it: Silicon Valley is based on dreams, and you need people to keep stoking the fire to help keep those dreams alive.

2. Torsten Slok:

   The implication for investors is that this market is not driven by broad-based higher growth expectations but instead by what has happened with rates, in particular after [Silicon Valley Bank] went under.

3. William Barr:

   I don't think big is necessarily bad, but I think a lot of people wonder how such huge behemoths that now exist in Silicon Valley have taken shape under the nose of the antitrust enforcers, and you know, you can win that place in the marketplace without violating the antitrust laws, but I want to find out more about that dynamic.

4. Peter Hero:

   ( Facebook CEO Mark) Zuckerberg gave a billion to The Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and it's sitting there, it's actually sitting on Wall Street. It's not going out. ( Zuckerberg) hasn't decided what to do with it.

5. Joe Biden:

   During the Obama-Biden administration, we put in place tough requirements on banks like Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, including the Dodd-Frank law, to make sure the crisis we saw in 2008 would not happen again, unfortunately, the last administration rolled back some of these requirements. I’m going to ask Congress and the banking regulators to strengthen the rules for banks to make it less likely this kind of bank failure would happen again.