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silicifying

silicifying is the present participle and gerund of silicify.

Meaning of silicify

Verb

silicify (third-person singular simple present silicifies, present participle silicifying, simple past and past participle silicified)

  1. (transitive) to impregnate something with silica.
  2. (intransitive) to be impregnated with, or converted into silica.

Questions about silicifying

What is silicifying the present participle and gerund of?
Silicifying is the present participle and gerund of silicify.

Words near silicifying in the dictionary

  1. silicified
  2. silicifier
  3. silicifiers
  4. silicifies
  5. silicify
  6. silicifying
  7. silicious
  8. silicisation
  9. silicisponge
  10. silicisponges
  11. silicited

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