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Silicon vs Gallium - What's the difference?

silicon | gallium |

As nouns the difference between silicon and gallium

is that silicon is silicone while gallium is gallium.

silicon

English

(wikipedia silicon)

Etymology 1

From the stem of (etyl) .

Noun

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

    • Usage notes

    Do not confuse silicon' with ' silicone .

    Synonyms

    * silicium (obsolete), silicum (obsolete)

    Derived terms

    * Cwm Silicon * ekasilicon * ferrosilicon * float-zone silicon * lithium-drifted silicon detector * silico- * * * * silicon alkoxide * Silicon Alley * silicon-based * silicon carbide * silicon chip * silicon controlled rectifier * silicon dioxide * silicon ester * Silicon Fen * Silicon Forest * silicon germanide * silicon germanium * Silicon Glen * Silicon Hills * silicon hydride * silicon iron * siliconise, siliconize * silicon oxide * silicon photonics * Silicon Prairie * Silicon Sentier * silicon steel * silicon tetrachloride * silicon tetrafluoride * Silicon Valley * Silicon Wadi * silicon wafer * strained silicon

    Related terms

    * silane * silex * silica * silicate * silice * siliceous, silicious * silici- * silicic * siliciferous * silicified * silicify * silicisation, silicization * silico- * silicone * silicosis * silicotic

    See also

    * agate * amethyst * asbestos * clay * feldspar * flint * glass * granite * hornblende * jasper * mica * opal * quartz * rock crystal * sand

    Etymology 2

    From the silicon chips used in computers

    Noun

    (-)
  • (slang) computing
  • (slang) computer processor

    • gallium

    English

    (wikipedia gallium)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A chemical element (symbol Ga) with an atomic number of 31; a soft bluish metal.

    • Synonyms

    * eka-aluminium (name given by (Dmitri Mendeleev) to the then undiscovered element at the position of gallium in his periodic table )

    Derived terms

    * aluminium gallium arsenide, aluminum gallium arsenide * aluminium gallium nitride, aluminum gallium nitride * copper indium gallium selenide * gallane * gallium arsenide * gallium arsenide phosphide * gallium citrate * gallium gadolinium garnet * gallium nitrate * gallium nitride * indium gallium nitride