silicic

[ suh-lis-ik ]

/ səˈlɪs ɪk /

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adjective Chemistry.

containing silicon.

of or relating to silica or acids derived from it.

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Origin of silicic

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

Words nearby silicic

silica glass, silicate, silicates, siliceous, silici-, silicic, silicic acid, silicide, siliciferous, silicified wood, silicify

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How to use silicic in a sentence

Graham considered "colloidal silicic acid a liquid miscible with water in all proportions."
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
Stannic acid has a greater tendency to form a base than has silicic acid.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
Pour the silicic acid solution into a large porcelain basin.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
It is not only on the basic substances upon which it acts, but also on the phosphoric and silicic acids, which it sets free.
Manures and the principles of manuring|Charles Morton Aikman

Oxide of cobalt in very small quantities yields, with silicic acid, an intensely blue silicate.
British Manufacturing Industries|L. Arnoux

British Dictionary definitions for silicic

silicic

/ (sɪˈlɪsɪk) /

adjective

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

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