As an example, consider the ground state of silicon.

Eleusis felt as if his mouth was full of silicon.

That, however, is the end of silicon in this account.

"Maybe there's a way to use a piece of dead silicon instead."

The contrast between the two uses of silicon could not be more pronounced.

They are people of silicon, and water-lovers have come among them.

More evidence is needed to rate the effectiveness of silicon for these uses.

"We don't want to be standing on the shoulders of silicon."

To my knowledge, there is no evidence of silicon based life on this planet.

As a result, a larger area of silicon must be defect free.