Silicify
Pronunciation : Si*lic"i*fy
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. silex, silicis, a flint + -fy: cf. F. silicifier.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: To convert into, or to impregnate with, silica, or with the compounds of silicon. The specimens found . . . are completely silicified. Say.
Note: The silica may take the form of agate, chalcedony, flint, hornstone, or crystalline quartz.
t. [imp. & p. p. Silicified; p. pr. & vb. n. Silicifying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Si*lic"i*fy
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To become converted into silica, or to be impregnated with silica.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913