Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling silica or silicates.

    kieselhaltig, kieselartig, Kiesel-

    relating to or containing or resembling silica

  2. Comprised of biogenic silicate minerals. Contrasted with the inorganic term siliciclastic.

Translations

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By meaning 1
relating to silica:

Forms

more siliceous, most siliceous
Comparativemore siliceous Lesson
Superlativemost siliceous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • relating to or containing or resembling silica:silicious

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
siliceous — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto