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单词 sial
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sial

[ sahy-al ]
/ ˈsaɪ æl /

noun Geology.

the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
Compare sima1.

Origin of sial

1920–25; <German, equivalent to Si(licium) silicium + Al(uminium) aluminum

OTHER WORDS FROM sial

si·al·ic, adjective

Words nearby sial

shypoo, shyster, si, siabon, Siad Barre, sial, sialadenitis, sialadenosis, sialagogic, sialagogue, sialectasis
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Example sentences from the Web for sial

  • During the Mutiny of 1857 the Sial leader again proved his loyalty by serving in person on the British side.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various

  • Sialogogue, sī-al′o-gog, n. a drug which increases the secretion of saliva—also Sial′agogue.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sial

sial
/ (ˈsaɪəl) /

noun

the silicon-rich and aluminium-rich rocks of the earth's continental upper crust, the most abundant individual rock being granite

Derived forms of sial

sialic (saɪˈælɪk), adjective

Word Origin for sial

C20: si (licon) + al (uminium)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for sial

sial-

pref.

Variant ofsialo-
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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