siliceousadj.
/sɪˈlɪʃəs/ Containing or consisting of silica; of the nature of silica:
a. Of mineral substances.
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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > [adjective]
siliceous1656
the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal > silcia
siliceous1656
silicious1721
siliciferous1794
silicited1794
silicated1806
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > mineral or chemical composition > [adjective] > containing specific mineral
siliceous1656
auriferous1744
siliciferous1794
silicited1794
talcose1794
aluminiferous1804
silicated1806
venigenous1817
stanniferous1823
alumiferous1826
quartziferous1831
quartzofeldspathic1839
stannified1855
tinnified1855
acidic1876
lime-silicate1888
peralkalic1902
potassic1902
sodic1902
sodipotassic1902
felsic1912
peralkaline1913
peraluminous1927
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Siliceous,..of or pertaining to flint, flinty.
1783 W. Withering tr. T. Bergman Outl. Mineral. 59 Siliceous Earth.
1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 430 What some call vitrescent earths, others denominate siliceous.
1813 H. Davy Elements Agric. Chem. iv. 169 Siliceous sandstone, which is composed of fine quartz or sand, united by a siliceous cement.
1851 T. Wright & G. F. Richardson Introd. Geol. (new ed.) xii. 380 The upper greensand, in some localities,..consists of a sharp siliceous sand.
1879 A. R. Wallace Australasia iv. 71 They consist of..sandy ironstone, or even hard siliceous rock enclosing quartz pebbles.
b. Of plant or animal structures.
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the world > life > biology > substance > [adjective] > other types of
organical1770
siliceous1813
molecular1826
fibroid1852
homoblastic1888
pseudostratified1900
homostatic1952
homovital1952
the world > plants > part of plant > cell or aggregate tissue > [adjective] > characterized by substance carried or produced
silicious1721
folliculous1757
folliculose1797
siliceous1813
amyliferous1865
1813 H. Davy Elements Agric. Chem. iii. 51 The siliceous epidermis..protects the bark from the action of insects.
1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) i. 5 This dust consists..of infusoria with siliceous shields, and of the siliceous tissue of plants.
1868 Carpenter in Sci. Opin. 174/2 Imbedded in this mud there came up an extraordinary collection of siliceous sponges.
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