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siliceous

or ²õ¾±Â·±ô¾±Â·³¦¾±´Ç³Ü²õ

[ suh-lish-uhs ]

adjective

  1. containing, consisting of, or resembling silica.
  2. growing in soil rich in silica.


siliceous

/ ²õɪˈ±ôɪʃə²õ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or containing abundant silica

    siliceous deposits

    a siliceous clay

  2. (of plants) growing in or needing soil rich in silica
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

siliceous

/ ²õÄ­-±ôÄ­²õ³ó′ə²õ /

  1. Resembling or containing silica.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôî€È´¾±Â·±ô¾±î€ƒc¾±´Ç³Ü²õ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of siliceous1

First recorded in 1650–60, siliceous is from the Latin word siliceus of flint or limestone. See silex, -eous
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Example Sentences

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Team members also utilized diatoms, a type of siliceous microalgae preserved within the sediments that is sensitive to changes in salinity, to reconstruct the paleoenvironmental changes that occurred following the 1964 earthquake.

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When it comes to cleaning, you also need to be aware of whether your stone countertop or bathroom tile is calcareous or siliceous.

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Because this style of siliceous fossilization extends long before and after the Ediacaran, the biota’s appearance—and disappearance—were not just an accident of the fossil record, Tarhan says.

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M. Travers has suggested that it may explain the liberation of helium from minerals by heat, the gas being enabled to permeate the siliceous materials in which it is enclosed.

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The Reading beds consist of mottled and yellow clays and sands, the latter are frequently hardened into masses made up of pebbles in a siliceous cement, known locally as Hertfordshire puddingstone.

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