Silica-glass
noun
1.
glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
silica glass
noun
1.
another name for quartz glass
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noun 1. Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth’s crust. […]
- Silicates
noun 1. Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth’s crust. […]
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silicatosis sil·i·ca·to·sis (sĭl’ĭ-kə-tō’sĭs) n. See silicosis.
- Siliceous
adjective 1. containing, consisting of, or resembling silica. 2. growing in soil rich in silica. adjective 1. of, relating to, or containing abundant silica: siliceous deposits, a siliceous clay 2. (of plants) growing in or needing soil rich in silica siliceous (sĭ-lĭsh’əs) Resembling or containing silica.
- Silici-
1. a combining form representing silicon in compound words: silicide. 2. a combining form representing silica in compound words: silicify. combining form 1. indicating silica or silicon: silicify