Silicon
The metalloid chemical element Si, atomic number 14, in its elemental solid form; compounds such as silicon dioxide are distinct.
Also called elemental silicon.
How it connects
Silicon is a kind of Mineral.
Other kinds of Mineral: Aluminium hydroxide, Barium sulfate, Calcium carbonate, Carbon black, Cementitious, Ceramic, Clay, Feldspar, Filler, Flame retardant additive, Glass, Gypsum, Jade, Mica, Mineral oxide, Mineral wool, Obsidian, Pigment, Plaster, Plasterboard, Sand, Silica, Stone, Talc and Zinc sulfide.
In other taxonomies
- SiliconCAS Registry Number, 7440-21-3the same thing
- siliconGetty AAT, 300011769nearly the same
- siliconWikidata, Q670nearly the same
- Uniclassno equivalent
For developersRecord, identifiers and graph
Where it sits
One rule per term beside it, taller for each narrower term
Top of the axis
- Mineral26
26 terms, Ceramic to Aluminium hydroxide
Record
- Also called
- elemental silicon
- Broader
- Mineral
- Provenance
- referencedcomposition dictionary in a materials-retrieval system (src-05); CAS Registry, read 22 Sep 2026
For machines
Permanent address
/id/material/siliconKnowledge graph
Stored incoming and outgoing relations from the public V1 graph. Ancestors, descendants, and siblings are labelled as derived views rather than stored facts.
- has-conceptMaterialincoming
- has-conceptMaterialincoming
- narrowerMineralincoming
- belongs-to-axisMaterialoutgoing
- belongs-to-facetMaterialoutgoing
- broaderMineraloutgoing
Derived hierarchy views
- ancestor (derived)Mineraloutgoing
- sibling (derived)Aluminium hydroxideoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Barium sulfateoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Calcium carbonateoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Carbon blackoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Cementitiousoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Ceramicoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Clayoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Feldsparoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Filleroutgoing
- sibling (derived)Flame retardant additiveoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Glassoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Gypsumoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Jadeoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Micaoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Mineral oxideoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Mineral wooloutgoing
- sibling (derived)Obsidianoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Pigmentoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Plasteroutgoing
- sibling (derived)Plasterboardoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Sandoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Silicaoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Stoneoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Talcoutgoing
- sibling (derived)Zinc sulfideoutgoing
Crosswalks
| Scheme | Identifier | Their label, or the search | How close |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAS Registry Number | 7440-21-3 | Silicon | the same thing |
| Getty AAT | 300011769 | silicon | nearly the same |
| Wikidata | Q670 | silicon | nearly the same |
| Uniclass | no equivalent | searched 21 Oct 2026Silicon via https://uniclass.thenbs.com/search?query=Silicon&filter=status%3ACurrent | none |