Home › Words › S › silundumsilundumsilundum means A hard form of silicon carbide with high electrical resistance.EtymologyBlend of silicon + corundum. Originally a trade name, in imitation of carborundum.nounA hard form of silicon carbide with high electrical resistance.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.carborundum 62% match — Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive. vs silundum →silicide 62% match — Any compound of silicon with a more electropositive element vs silundum →silicum 61% match — silicon vs silundum →silicium 60% match — The chemical element silicon. vs silundum →crystolon 60% match — A silicon carbide abrasive. vs silundum →alundum 59% match — alumina, especially an abrasive product made from fused alumina vs silundum →silabenzene 59% match — A heteroaromatic compound in which one or more carbon atoms of a benzene ring has been replaced by silicon atoms. vs silundum →silicoaluminate 58% match — Synonym of aluminosilicate. vs silundum →