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silicify

American  
[suh-lis-uh-fahy] / səˈlɪs əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with or without object)

silicified, silicifying

  1. to convert or be converted into silica.

silicify British  
/ sɪˈlɪsɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. to convert or be converted into silica

    silicified wood
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Etymology

Origin of silicify

First recorded in 1820–30; silic(a) + -ify

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This material, as is well known, is very liable to disintegrate, and the remedy is to silicify it.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426 Volume 17, New Series, February 28, 1852 by Chambers, William

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