silicene
noun
silicene is spelled S-I-L-I-C-E-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, silicene means “A monolayer of silicon atoms packed together to resemble graphene” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of silicene is silicenes.
How many letters and syllables are in silicene?
| Letters | 8: S-I-L-I-C-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is silicene?
Silicene appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of silicene
- silicenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does silicene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A monolayer of silicon atoms packed together to resemble graphene.
Thus, silicene has the same structure as a graphene sheet but it is composed of Si atoms instead of C atoms.
- 2
Any short-lived, reactive species R₂Si: analogous to carbenes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Silicene in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | silicène |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does silicene come from?
Blend of silicon + graphene, due to the similarity of the silicon layer to carbon in graphene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).