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silicifier

noun

Etymology

From silicify + -er.

  1. derived from silex
  2. borrowed from silica
  3. suffixed as silicify — “silica + ify”
  4. suffixed as silicifier — “silicify + er”

Definitions

  1. A living organism that builds structures from silica.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA