silicify

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silicify - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Silicify \Si*lic"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silicified; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Silicifying.] [L. silex, silicis, a flint + -fy:
     cf. F. silicifier.] (Chem.)
     To convert into, or to impregnate with, silica, or with the
     compounds of silicon.
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           The specimens found . . . are completely silicified.
                                                    --Say.
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     Note: The silica may take the form of agate, chalcedony,
           flint, hornstone, or crystalline quartz.
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  Silicify \Si*lic"i*fy\, v. i.
     To become converted into silica, or to be impregnated with
     silica.
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