siliceous

Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to silica; containing silica, or partaking of its nature.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

silicious oxide silica silicate silicic silicated aluminosilicate fishmeal diatomaceous silicaceous meat-and-bone phyllosilicate flours silicate-containing silicatic

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Phrases with the word

siliceous shale siliceous mineral siliceous schist siliceous fossil meals inhalation of fine siliceous dust

Examples

gritrock is siliceous sandstone Source: Internet

Because of the historical use of flint, the word "flint" is used by some potters, especially in the US, to refer to siliceous materials that are not flint. Source: Internet

It is probably derived from sponge spicules or other siliceous organisms as water is expelled upwards during compaction. Source: Internet

Geologists can classify oil shales on the basis of their composition as carbonate -rich shales, siliceous shales, or cannel shales. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

silicatization silicatize silicene siliceous fossil meals siliceous mineral siliceous schist