What does silicon-based mean?
Silicon-based means Based on silicon..
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Based on silicon..
silicon-based life
Core samples rich with the fossils of simple silicon-based organisms indicate Therum was more habitable in the past than it is at present.
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Silicon-based means Based on silicon..
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silicon-based life
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