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SILICIFIED
Adjective
silicified
combined with silicon
impregnated with silica; petrified
Verb
silicified
simple past tense and past participle of silicify
Source: Wiktionary
Si*lic"i*fied, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Combined or impregnated with silicon or silica, especially the latter; as, silicified wood.
SILICIFY
Si*lic"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silicified; p. pr. & vb. n. Silicifying.] Etym: [L. silex, silicis, a flint + -fy: cf. F. silicifier.] (Chem.)
Definition: To convert into, or to impregnate with, silica, or with the compounds of silicon. The specimens found . . . are completely silicified. Say.
Note: The silica may take the form of agate, chalcedony, flint, hornstone, or crystalline quartz.
Si*lic"i*fy, v. i.
Definition: To become converted into silica, or to be impregnated with silica.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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