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silex

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈsaɪˌlɛks/Part of speech nounSorted eilsxStarts with SEnds with X0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a pure form of finely ground silica

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin silex.

Used in a sentence

  • The Navy uses several types of coffee makers – urns, silexes, and percolators. Each type requires special care in making good coffee.
  • Remembering my daily habits, Papa-san brewed the coffee and before I had completed a local phone call, he was serving it piping hot from the Silex, still grinning as he thought of other days of coffee-making.

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