| SILICIC | • silicic adj. Of, related to, or derived from silica. • SILICIC adj. relating to or obtained from silica; as, silicic acid. |
| SILICIDE | • silicide n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any compound of silicon with a more electropositive element. • SILICIDE n. a silicon compound. |
| SILICIFY | • silicify v. (Transitive) to impregnate something with silica. • silicify v. (Intransitive) to be impregnated with, or converted into silica. • SILICIFY v. to convert into silica. |
| SILICIUM | • silicium n. (Obsolete) The non-metallic chemical element silicon. • SILICIUM n. the original name of the element silicon. |
| SILICIDES | • silicides n. Plural of silicide. • SILICIDE n. a silicon compound. |
| SILICIOUS | • silicious adj. Alternative spelling of siliceous. • SILICIOUS adj. consisting in a noteworthy part of silica, typically quartz, also SILICEOUS. |
| SILICIUMS | • SILICIUM n. the original name of the element silicon. |
| SILICIFIED | • silicified adj. Combined with silicon. • silicified adj. Impregnated with silica; petrified. • silicified v. Simple past tense and past participle of silicify. |
| SILICIFIES | • silicifies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of silicify. • SILICIFY v. to convert into silica. |
| METASILICIC | • metasilicic adj. (Inorganic chemistry) Relating to metasilicic acid or its derivatives. • METASILICIC adj. applied to an acid (H2SiO3). |
| SILICIFYING | • silicifying v. Present participle of silicify. • SILICIFY v. to convert into silica. |
| ORTHOSILICIC | • orthosilicic adj. (Chemistry) Of, relating to or derived from orthosilicic acid. • ORTHOSILICIC adj. as in orthosilicic acid, a weak acid made in solution by acidifying solutions of silicates. |
| SILICICOLOUS | • silicicolous adj. (Biology) That lives in a siliceous environment. • SILICICOLOUS adj. growing in silicate or sandy soil. |
| SILICIFEROUS | • siliciferous adj. Yielding or bearing silica. • SILICIFEROUS adj. bearing or containing silica. |
| SILICIFICATION | • silicification n. (Geology) Impregnation with silica; petrification. • SILICIFICATION n. a process whereby silica replaces the original material of a substance, e.g. wood. |
| SILICIFICATIONS | • silicifications n. Plural of silicification. • SILICIFICATION n. a process whereby silica replaces the original material of a substance, e.g. wood. |