silex
/ˈsaɪlɛks/
noun
- A hard, fine-grained stone (a type of quartz) that can be used to make sparks or sharp tools; flint.
- Striking silex against steel produces a shower of sparks for starting a fire.
- The archaeologist found a silex blade buried near the ancient hearth.
- Early humans used silex to create knives and arrowheads.
- A brand name for a type of heat-resistant glassware, often used for laboratory equipment or cookware.
- My grandmother's silex coffee pot is still in perfect condition.
- The lab ordered new silex flasks for the experiment.
- The chemist poured the acid into a silex beaker.
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