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polysilicon

adj

Etymology

From poly- + silicon.

  1. derived from silex
  2. prefixed as polysilicon — “poly + silicon”

Definitions

  1. Containing many silicon atoms, especially when linked into chains or networks.

  2. Polycrystalline silicon

    Polycrystalline silicon: A polycrystalline form of silicon used in some solid-state devices, especially solar cells.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for polysilicon. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA