Definition of "silicon-based" []

• Based on silicon; especially used of a proposed alternative biochemistry or lifeforms (adjective)

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• "In 1954, three scientists at Bell Labs created the first silicon-based PV cell."
• "But for the silicon-based solar industry, you have a very long supply chain and any single company cannot do it."
• "The song was of course connected to the core story about silicon-based life."