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sial

The English word “sial” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. The rocks rich in silicon and aluminum that form the upper layer of the earth's crust, which lies beneath all continental landmasses.

Etymology

Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Si (silicon) + Al (aluminum).

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