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silicification

noun

Etymology

From silica + -ification.

  1. derived from silex
  2. borrowed from silica
  3. suffixed as silicification — “silica + ification”

Definitions

  1. Impregnation with silica

    Impregnation with silica; petrification.

    • Hostrock identified as quartzite may indicate silicification of pelitic country rock.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for silicification. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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