SIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sial mean? 

• SIAL (noun)
  The noun SIAL has 1 sense:

1. the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum

  Familiarity information: SIAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("sial" is a kind of...):

rock; stone (material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust)

Holonyms ("sial" is a substance of...):

crust; Earth's crust (the outer layer of the Earth)