English Explanatory Dictionary

sialon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of strong refractory ceramics, based on the elements silicon, aluminium, oxygen and nitrogen, that are highly resistant to heat and corrosion.

Word forms

sialon sialons

Etymology

From the chemical symbols Si, Al, O, N.

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