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silification

silification is the alternative form of silicification.

Meaning of silicification

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 silification

pluralsilifications

Questions about silification

What is silification the alternative form of?
Silification is the alternative form of silicification.

Words near silification in the dictionary

  1. silicyne
  2. silicynes
  3. silidianin
  4. Siliezar
  5. Siliezars
  6. silification
  7. silifications
  8. Silifke
  9. Siliguri
  10. silimanite
  11. silinaite

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