silcrete

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noun

An indurated duricrust formed when silica is dissolved and resolidifies as a cement.

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nounsilcrete (countable and uncountable, plural silcretes)

plural silcretes

  1. countableuncountableAn indurated duricrust formed when silica is dissolved and resolidifies as a cement.

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APA

silcrete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silcrete

MLA

“silcrete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silcrete. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silcrete,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silcrete.

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