silicic

[suh-lis-ik]

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adjective Chemistry.

containing silicon.
of or relating to silica or acids derived from it.

Origin of silicic

First recorded in 1810–20; silic(a) + -ic

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This well-known substance is essentially a mixture of silicates with an excess of silica or silicic acid.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
The minerals augite and hornblende are double salts of silicic acid, magnesium, and calcium with some ferrous oxide.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
Silicic chloride is a very voluble and strongly fuming gas, transparent and colourless, with an irritating and pungent smell.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
Silicic acid is not only indispensible to the growth of hair, but it forms a direct connection between blood and nerve tissues.
Valere Aude
Louis Dechmann
This method is particularly effective in the preparation of silicic acid.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3
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British Dictionary definitions for silicic

silicic

adjective

of, concerned with, or containing silicon or an acid obtained from silicon

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Examples from the Web for silicic

Historical Examples

This well-known substance is essentially a mixture of silicates with an excess of silica or silicic acid.

The minerals augite and hornblende are double salts of silicic acid, magnesium, and calcium with some ferrous oxide.

Silicic chloride is a very voluble and strongly fuming gas, transparent and colourless, with an irritating and pungent smell.

Silicic acid is not only indispensible to the growth of hair, but it forms a direct connection between blood and nerve tissues.

This method is particularly effective in the preparation of silicic acid.

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