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silicify [suh-lis-uh-fahy] ExamplesWord Origin verb (used with or without object), si·lic·i·fied, si·lic·i·fy·ing.
- to convert or be converted into silica.
Origin of silicify First recorded in 1820–30; silic(a) + -ify Related formssi·lic·i·fi·ca·tion, nounun·si·lic·i·fied, adjective Examples from the Web for silicified Historical Examples of silicified
The silicified wood (particularly characteristic) was yet absent.
More Letters of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
A gold mine has been worked close to the clump of silicified trees.
More Letters of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Pieces of silicified wood were frequent in the bed of the Isaacs.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia
Ludwig Leichhardt
At Portrush, the Lower Lias is seen on the shore, crowded with ammonites, but silicified and metamorphosed by invading dolerite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2
Various
It is an interesting fact that the silicified wood of the Irawadi should have attracted attention more than one hundred years ago.
Charles Lyell
British Dictionary definitions for silicified silicify verb -fies, -fying or -fied
- to convert or be converted into silicasilicified wood
Derived Formssilicification, noun