Containing, resembling, relating to, or consisting of silica.
[From Latin siliceus, of flint, from silex, silic-, flint.]
siliceous
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si·li·ceous (sĭ-lĭsh'əs)  |
adj.
Containing, resembling, relating to, or consisting of silica.
Containing, resembling, relating to, or consisting of silica.
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Relating to or made of silica or a silicate.
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
relating to or containing or resembling silica
Synonym: silicious
Pertains to noun: silica (meaning #1)
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Mentioned in
- calcareo-siliceous
- silicious
- glass sponge (invertebrate zoology)
- gumbotil (geology)
- radiolarian ooze (geology)
- silica stone (petrology)
- jaspilite
- acid steel (metallurgy)
- horizontal retort (metallurgy)
- inorganic chert (petrology)
- jaspilite (petrology)
- ophicalcite (petrology)
- porcellanite (petrology)
- shale reservoir (geology)
