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si⋅li⋅ceous

  [suh-lish-uhs]
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–adjective
1. containing, consisting of, or resembling silica.
2. growing in soil rich in silica.
Also, si⋅li⋅cious  [suh-lish-uhs] .

Origin:
1650–60; < L siliceus of flint or limestone. See silex, -eous
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si·li·ceous   (sĭ-lĭsh'əs)   
adj.  Containing, resembling, relating to, or consisting of silica.

[From Latin siliceus, of flint, from silex, silic-, flint.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: si·li·ceous
Variant: also si·li·cious /s&-'lish-&s/
Function: adjective
: of, relating to,or containing silica or a silicate siliceous cement used in dentistry>
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Science Dictionary
siliceous   (sĭ-lĭsh'əs)  Pronunciation Key 
Resembling or containing silica.
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