Definition of Silica gel

1. Noun. A porous form of silica that is highly absorbent.

Generic synonyms: Colloid

Definition of Silica gel

1. Noun. (chemistry) a granular, porous form of silica made synthetically from sodium silicate and used as a desiccant. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silica Gel

siletane
silex
silexes
silhouette
silhouette sign of Felson
silhouetted
silhouettes
silhouetting
silhouettist
silhouettists
silhydrite
silibinin
silibinins
silica
silica dust
silica gel (current term)
silica granuloma
silica group
silicalite
silicalites
silicas
silicate
silicate cement
silicate planet
silicate planets
silicate restorations
silicated
silicatein

Literary usage of Silica gel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"A test for this hypothesis was suggested by the recent work of Leermakers, et a/.,6 on the effect of silica gel adsorption on the uv spectra of organic ..."

2. Food Chemicals Codex: First Supplement to the Fifth Edition by Committee on Food Chemicals Codex, Institute of Medicine (U. S.) (2006)
"Adjust the water content (Wc) of the silica gel to 5% as follows: Wc = Sx(5-Wp)/95. ... Before use, determine the water content of the adjusted silica gel, ..."

3. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for ...edited by Peter M. Eller edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"Dry 100 g of silica gel (45/60 mesh) at 90 °C for 2 hours. 2. ... Add the dried silica gel to the mercuric cyanide solution and let set for 15 minutes with ..."

4. Proceedings of the Workshop on Long-lived Radionuclide Chemistry in Nuclear by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (1998)
"silica gel is a selective sorbent and allows separation of AnO;+ from AnO; [20,23]. As shown in Figure 1, in synthetic seawater the percent adsorption of ..."

5. Laboratory Manual of Colloid Chemistry by Harry Nicholls Holmes (1922)
"Properties of silica gel Chemically, silica gel is a hydrated form of pure silica and is accordingly extremely resistant to most reagents. ..."

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