Silica

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005812",
  "term": "Silica",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Transparent, tasteless crystals found in nature as agate, amethyst, chalcedony, cristobalite, flint, sand, quartz, and tridymite. The compound is insoluble in water or acids except hydrofluoric acid.",
  "synonyms": [
    "cristobalite",
    "silicon dioxide"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "silicon compounds",
    "oxides",
    "silicate minerals",
    "duripans",
    "acid insoluble lignin",
    "silicon",
    "perlite",
    "sand",
    "quartz",
    "silica gel"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2017",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "sílice"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/silica/"
}