lˈaɪk sˈɪlɪkən daɪˈɑːksaɪd, ðɪs mətˈɪɹiəl ɪz pˌɑːlɪmˈɛɹɪk, bˌʌt ɪɾ ɐdˈɑːpts ɐ wˈʌndᵻmˈɛnʃənəl stɹˈʌktʃɚ kwˈaɪt dˈɪfɹənt fɹʌmðə jˈuːʒuːəl fˈɔːɹmz ʌv sˈiː ˈoʊ tˈuː.
Like silicon dioxide, this material is polymeric, but it adopts a 1-dimensional structure quite different from the usual forms of SiO2.