Definition of Silicify
1. v. t. To convert into, or to impregnate with, silica, or with the compounds of silicon.
2. v. i. To become converted into silica, or to be impregnated with silica.
Definition of Silicify
1. to convert into silica [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]
Medical Definition of Silicify
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To convert into, or to impregnate with, silica, or with the compounds of silicon. "The specimens found . . . Are completely silicified." (Say)
The silica may take the form of agate, chalcedony, flint, hornstone, or crystalline quartz.
Origin: L. Silex, silicis, a flint + -fy: cf. F. Silicifier.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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