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silicification

silicification noun: impregnation with silica; petrification.

Noun

silicification (countable and uncountable, plural silicifications)

  1. Impregnation with silica; petrification.
    • Hostrock identified as quartzite may indicate silicification of pelitic country rock.1998, Henry C. Berg, Bradfield Canal Quadrangle: Alaska Resource Data File, page 117

Forms of silicification

pluralsilicifications

Origin of silicification

From silica + -ification.

Words formed from silicification

Questions about silicification

What does silicification mean?
Silicification means impregnation with silica; petrification.
What part of speech is silicification?
Silicification is a noun.
What is the plural of silicification?
The plural of silicification is silicifications.

Words near silicification in the dictionary

  1. silicidized
  2. silicidizes
  3. silicidizing
  4. silicids
  5. siliciferous
  6. silicification
  7. silicifications
  8. silicified
  9. silicifier
  10. silicifiers
  11. silicifies

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