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silicify

[suh-lis-uh-fahy]

verb (used with or without object)

silicified, silicifying 

  1. to convert or be converted into silica.

silicify

/ ɪˈɪɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. to convert or be converted into silica

    silicified wood

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • silicification noun
  • unsilicified adjective
  • ˌھˈپDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of silicify1

First recorded in 1820–30; silic(a) + -ify
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Example Sentences

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This material, as is well known, is very liable to disintegrate, and the remedy is to silicify it.

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