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SILICA GEL

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Dictionary entry overview: What does silica gel mean?

• SILICA GEL (noun)
The noun SILICA GEL has 1 sense:

1. a porous form of silica that is highly absorbent

Familiarity information: SILICA GEL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SILICA GEL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A porous form of silica that is highly absorbent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("silica gel" is a kind of...):

colloid (a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension)

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