guī​jiāo

silica gel

  • created reference approved 硅胶/硅膠 → 矽胶/矽膠 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    硅胶 / 硅膠 guī​jiāo

    矽胶 / 矽膠 xī​jiāo

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 硅胶/硅膠 · guī​jiāo · silica gel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    硅胶 / 硅膠

    guī​jiāo

    silica gel

    A granular form of silica used as a drying agent for food or as an industrial adsorbent to soak up moisture.

    硅 (literal) → 硅 · guī · silicon 胶 (literal) → 胶/膠 · jiāo · glue

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 硅胶/硅膠 · guī​jiāo · silicone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    硅胶 / 硅膠

    guī​jiāo

    silicone

    A flexible polymer compound, such as silicone rubber, used for industrial sealing, medical supplies, and plastic surgery implants.

    硅 (literal) → 硅 · guī · silicon 胶 (literal) → 胶/膠 · jiāo · rubber

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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