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==Etymology==
− It was coined in 1817 by the British chemist Thomas Thomson, in his System of Chemistry,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from [[silica]], from which it was isolated, with the ending of [[carbon]] and [[boron]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) The NODE describes it as an alteration of earlier silicium, from Latin silex, flint.^(NODE 1998)
+ It was coined in 1817 by the British chemist Thomas Thomson, in his System of Chemistry,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from [[silica]], from which it was isolated, with the ending of [[carbon]] and [[boron]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) The NODE describes it as an alteration of earlier silicium, from [[la|silex]], flint.^(NODE 1998)
==Earliest recorded meaning==