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Categories: Desiccants, American inventions, Conservation and restoration materials, Gels, Silicon dioxide
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silica gel  Amorphous silica  amorphous silica gel  Amorphous silicon dioxide  Diatomaceous earth
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A porous form of silica that is highly absorbent WordNet 3.0
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A porous form of silica that is highly absorbent WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Silica gel is an amorphous and porous form of silicon dioxide, consisting of an irregular tridimensional framework of alternating silicon and oxygen atoms with nanometer-scale voids and pores. Wikipedia
A granular, porous form of silica made synthetically from sodium silicate and used as a desiccant. Wiktionary
Granular form of silica. Wiktionary (translation)