English Explanatory Dictionary

sial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The rocks rich in silicon and aluminum that form the upper layer of the earth's crust, which lies beneath all continental landmasses.
particle
  1. Alternative form of sia.
noun
  1. Alternative form of sial.
noun
  1. a clan in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.

Word forms

sial sal Sials

Etymology

Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Si (silicon) + Al (aluminum).

Related words

KREEP sial ah sial lah

Derived words

sialic ensialic
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