silicify

[suh-lis-uh-fahy]

verb (used with or without object), si·lic·i·fied, si·lic·i·fy·ing.

to convert or be converted into silica.

Origin of silicify

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

Related formssi·lic·i·fi·ca·tion, nounun·si·lic·i·fied, adjective

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Historical Examples of silicify

This material, as is well known, is very liable to disintegrate, and the remedy is to silicify it.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426
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British Dictionary definitions for silicify

silicify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

to convert or be converted into silicasilicified wood

Derived Formssilicification, noun

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