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silicic

silicic adjective: of, related to, or derived from silica.

Adjective

silicic (not comparable)

  1. of, related to, or derived from silica

Origin of silicic

From Latin silex, silicis (“a flint”). Compare French silicique.

Words formed from silicic

Phrases with silicic

Questions about silicic

What does silicic mean?
Silicic means of, related to, or derived from silica.
What part of speech is silicic?
Silicic is an adjective.

Words near silicic in the dictionary

  1. siliceous
  2. siliceousness
  3. silices
  4. silici-
  5. silician
  6. silicic
  7. silicic acid
  8. silicic acids
  9. silicicalcareous
  10. siliciclastic
  11. siliciclastics

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