SILICA


Meaning of SILICA in English

n. silicon dioxide, occurring as quartz etc. and as a principal constituent of sandstone and other rocks. silica gel hydrated silica in a hard granular form used as a desiccant. siliceous adj. (also silicious). silicic adj. silicify v.tr. & intr. (-ies, -ied). silicification n.

[ L silex -icis flint, after alumina etc. ]

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