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