silicify

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verb

to impregnate something with silica.

OriginProto-Italic *θakos ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English silica →
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Meanings

verbsilicify (third-person singular simple present silicifies, present participle silicifying, simple past and past participle silicified)

present singular third person silicifies · participle present silicifying · participle past silicified · past silicified

  1. transitiveto impregnate something with silica.
  2. intransitiveto be impregnated with, or converted into silica.

Origin

  1. Englishsilica
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Italic*θakos
  4. Englishsilicify

From silica + -ify.

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APA

silicify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silicify

MLA

“silicify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silicify. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silicify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silicify.

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