silicic

American  

[suh-lis-ik] / səˈlɪs ɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

1. containing silicon.

2. of or relating to silica or acids derived from it.

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silicic British  

/ sɪˈlɪsɪk /

adjective

1. of, concerned with, or containing silicon or an acid obtained from silicon

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Etymology

Origin of silicic

First recorded in 1810–20; silic(a) + -ic

Example Sentences

Instead of another invasive surgery to remove the pacemaker, it simply dissolves over time into a nontoxic compound known as silicic acid.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024

The samples with leachate had more silicic acid as well, which is used by plankton like diatoms to make their microscopic shells.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

Remelting of cumulates as a process for producing chemical zoning in silicic tuffs: a comparison of cool, wet and hot, dry rhyolitic magma systems.

From Nature • Dec. 12, 2017

In the body, if the silicon is thin enough, it degrades in the presence of water into silicic acid, which is not harmful to health, and even sold as a dietary supplement.

From Scientific American • Nov. 6, 2015

It is not only on the basic substances upon which it acts, but also on the phosphoric and silicic acids, which it sets free.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton