kiezel

Definitions of kiezel
  1. noun
    a small smooth rounded rock
    synonyms: kiezelsteen, rolkei, rolsteen
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    grenspaal, kersenpit, kersepit, landpaal, rots, scheidpaal, steen, steenrots, steensoort, steentje
    a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
  2. noun
    rock fragments and pebbles
    synonyms: graveel, graveelzand, gravel, gries, grind, kiezelzand, niergruis, nierzand
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    grind
    coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
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    gesteente, natuursteen, steen, steensoort
    material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
  3. noun
    coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
    synonyms: grind
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    graveel, graveelzand, gravel, gries, grind, kiezelzand, niergruis, nierzand
    rock fragments and pebbles
  4. noun
    a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
    synonyms: Si, silicium
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    element
    any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
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