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si·lic·ic

 (sĭ-lĭs′ĭk)
adj.
Relating to, resembling, containing, or derived from silica or silicon.
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silicic

(sɪˈlɪsɪk)
adj
(Elements & Compounds) of, concerned with, or containing silicon or an acid obtained from silicon
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si•lic•ic

(səˈlɪs ɪk)

adj.
1. containing silicon.
2. of or pertaining to silica or acids derived from it.
[1810–20]
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Silicic acid: Boric acid complexes as wood preservatives: Ability of treated wood to resist termites and combustion.
The glass geochemical data show two populations; population MP 10a is more silicic (over 73% [SiO.sub.2] normalized) than population MP 10b (under 71% [SiO.sub.2]; Table 1).
(17), (25-35) The layered structure of clay minerals used for polymer nanocomposites can be classified into three main groups that include: (a) 2:1 type, (b) 1:1 type, and (c) layered silicic acids.
In addition to topaz, the most common vapor phase minerals include quartz, garnet, hematite, pseudobrookite, bixbyite, red beryl, and fluorite; many of which are uncommon in silicic volcanic rocks.
Additives that are potential candidates for polymer nanocomposites include natural, commercial, and synthetic clays, layered silicic acids, layered hydroxides, layered double hydroxides, layered alumino-phosphonates and other metal oxides (Utracki et al.
Beer contains silicon as silicic acid, which acts to reduce the uptake of aluminum into the digestive system.
(1995) using silica gel (obtained by gelation of silicic acid; or its condensation products) as catalyst.
Bellia JP, Birchall JD, Roberts NB (1996) The role of silicic acid in the renal excretion of aluminium.
For PAF analysis, the acinar cell incubates were homogenized with 10 volumes of chloroform-methanol-water (2:1:0.8, v/v/v) and the lipids contained in the organic phase were separated on silicic acid column into neutral lipid and phospholipid fractions.
The surface morphologies of these domes suggest that most were emplaced in a single episode, and current theoretical modeling shows that their height-to-width ratio is similar to that expected for highly viscous silicic (perhaps rhyolitic) lavas on Earth.