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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. Verb. (transitive) to impregnate something with silica ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) to be impregnated with, or converted into silica ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Silicify
1. to convert into silica [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]
Medical Definition of Silicify
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Silicify
Literary usage of Silicify
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. My Garden: Its Plan and Culture Together with a General Description of Its by Alfred Smee (1872)
"Some organic bodies appear to silicify with ease, others with difficulty. ...
He has been able to silicify a blood-corpuscle so perfectly, ..."
2. Nuovo dizionario inglese-italiano e italiano-inglese: commerciale by Gian Battista Melzi, Battista Melzi (1892)
"1| Cheto. || To be —. Tacere ; star zitto. || —ly, av. In silenzio. || Senza
rumore; tácitamente, || -ness, s. Silenzio. to silicify (-ssi-fái) ..."
3. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1919)
"... they silicify upon weathering, their remains leave considerable masses of
chert in the soil However, the greater part of this residual material consists ..."
4. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1869)
"... except when the stone is very porous, in which case it is best to silicify
the stone before applying the colours, to prevent too rapid desiccation. ..."
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