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siliceous Definition

si·li·ceous (sə lis̸həs)

adjective

  1. of, containing, or like silica
  2. growing in soil that has a large proportion of silica in it

Etymology: L siliceus

siliceous Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • scree: Ben Nevis Highland Ben Nevis is representative of high altitude siliceous scree in the northwest Scottish Highlands.
  • substrate: This collegue is actually working on biogenic abrasion of siliceous substrates.
  • slope: Lake District High Fells Cumbria Lake District High Fells represent high-altitude siliceous slopes with chasmophytic vegetation in northern England.
  • remain: Siliceous remains include long cells with a single line of stomata.
  • rock: The habitat type is developed on massive outcrops of siliceous igneous rocks with crags up to very high altitude.
  • plant: Concentrations of siliceous plant remains may be higher in some areas not sampled for the Leverhulme Project, based on observations in the field.

Modifying Another Word

  • mainly: The presence of calcareous bands within otherwise mainly siliceous rocks often brings the two types together on the same rock outcrop.
  • purely: Synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction and computational investigation of purely siliceous zeolite Y under pressure.

Browse dictionary entries near siliceous

  1. silicate
  2. silica glass
  3. silica gel
  4. silica
  5. silic-
  6. silhouette
  7. silex
  8. silesia
  9. Silenus
  10. silently
  1. silicic
  2. silicic acid
  3. silicide
  4. siliciferous
  5. silicify
  6. silicium
  7. silicle
  8. silico-
  9. silicon
  10. silicon carbide