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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SILICICALCARIOUS

a.Consisting of silex and calcarious matter.

 

SILICICALCE

n.[L. silex or silica and calx. ] A mineral of the silicious kind, occurring in amorphous masses; its color is gray or brown.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SILICIC

Si *lic "ic, a. Etym: [L. silex, silicis, a flint: cf. F. silicique.](Chem. )

 

Defn: Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, silica; specifically, designating compounds of silicon; as, silicic acid. Silicic acid (Chem. ), an amorphous gelatinous substance, Si (HO )4, very unstable and easily dried to silica, but forming many stable salts; -- called also orthosilicic, or normal silicic, acid.

 

SILICICALCAREOUS

SILICICALCAREOUS Si *lic `i *cal *ca "re *ous, a.

 

Defn: Consisting of silica and calcareous matter.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

silicic

si lic ic |səˈlisik səˈlɪsɪk | adjective Geology (of rocks ) rich in silica.

 

silicic acid

si lic ic ac id noun Chemistry a weakly acidic colloidal hydrated form of silica made by acidifying solutions of alkali metal silicates.

 

siliciclastic

si lic ic las tic |siˌlisəˈklastik sɪˈlɪsəklæstɪk | adjective Geology relating to or denoting clastic rocks consisting largely of silica or silicates.

 

Oxford Dictionary

silicic

silicic |sɪˈlɪsɪk | adjective Geology (of rocks ) rich in silica.

 

silicic acid

si |li ¦cic acid noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a weakly acidic colloidal hydrated form of silica made by acidifying solutions of alkali metal silicates.

 

siliciclastic

siliciclastic |sɪˌlɪsɪˈklastɪk | adjective Geology relating to or denoting clastic rocks consisting largely of silica or silicates.

 

Spanish Dictionary

silícico, -ca

silícico, -ca adjetivo Que está compuesto de sílice o de silicio :rocas silícicas; ácido silícico .

 

silicícola

silicícola adjetivo 1 [planta ] Que vive en suelos silíceos :el castaño y el brezo son especies silicícolas .2 adjetivo Que es propio de las plantas silicícolas .