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Definition of siliceous
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Siliceous
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
silica;
containing
silica,
or
partaking
of its
nature..
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Sandstone
::
Sandstone
(n.) A rock made of sand more or less
firmly
united.
Common
or
siliceous
sandstone
consists
mainly
of
quartz
sand.
Spiculispongiae
::
Spiculispongiae
(n. pl.) A
division
of
sponges
including
those which have
independent
siliceous
spicules.
Glass-rope
::
Glass-rope
(n.) A
remarkable
vitreous
sponge,
of the genus
Hyalonema,
first
brought
from
Japan.
It has a long stem,
consisting
of a
bundle
of long and
large,
glassy,
siliceous
fibers,
twisted
together..
Glass-sponge
::
Glass-sponge
(n.) A
siliceous
sponge,
of the genus
Hyalonema,
and
allied
genera;
-- so
called
from their
glassy
fibers
or
spicules;
--
called
also
vitreous
sponge.
See
Glass-rope,
and
Euplectella..
Amphidisc
::
Amphidisc
(n.) A
peculiar
small
siliceous
spicule
having
a
denticulated
wheel at each end; -- found in
freshwater
sponges.
Formation
::
Formation
(n.)
Mineral
deposits
and rock
masses
designated
with
reference
to their
origin;
as, the
siliceous
formation
about
geysers;
alluvial
formations;
marine
formations..
Siliceous
::
Siliceous
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
silica;
containing
silica,
or
partaking
of its
nature..
Spicule
::
Spicule
(n.) Any small
calcareous
or
siliceous
body found in the
tissues
of
various
invertebrate
animals,
especially
in
sponges
and in most
Alcyonaria..
Hyalonema
::
Hyalonema
(n.) A genus of
hexactinelline
sponges,
having
a long stem
composed
of very long,
slender,
transparent,
siliceous
fibres
twisted
together
like the
strands
of a
color.
The stem of the
Japanese
species
(H.
Sieboldii),
called
glass-rope,
has long been in use as an
ornament.
See
Glass-rope..
Tetractinellida
::
Tetractinellida
(n. pl.) A
division
of
Spongiae
in which the
spicules
are
siliceous
and have four
branches
diverging
at right
angles.
Called
also
Tetractinellinae.
Salt
::
salt ()
Sulphate
of
magnesia
having
cathartic
qualities;
--
originally
prepared
by
boiling
down the
mineral
waters
at
Epsom,
England,
--
whence
the name;
afterwards
prepared
from sea
water;
but now from
certain
minerals,
as from
siliceous
hydrate
of
magnesia..
Silicoidea
::
Silicoidea
(n. pl.) An
extensive
order of
Porifera,
which
includes
those that have the
skeleton
composed
mainly
of
siliceous
fibers
or
spicules..
Basanite
::
Basanite
(n.)
Lydian
stone,
or black
jasper,
a
variety
of
siliceous
or
flinty
slate,
of a
grayish
or
bluish
black
color.
It is
employed
to test the
purity
of gold, the
amount
of alloy being
indicated
by the color left on the stone when
rubbed
by the
metal..
Deposit
::
Deposit
(v. t.) That which is
deposited,
or laid or
thrown
down; as, a
deposit
in a flue;
especially,
matter
precipitated
from a
solution
(as the
siliceous
deposits
of hot
springs),
or that which is
mechanically
deposited
(as the mud,
gravel,
etc.,
deposits
of a
river)..
Novaculite
::
Novaculite
(n.) A
variety
of
siliceous
slate,
of which hones are made; razor
stone;
Turkey
stone;
hone
stone;
whet
slate..
Argentine
::
Argentine
(n.) A
siliceous
variety
of
calcite,
or
carbonate
of lime,
having
a
silvery-white,
pearly
luster,
and a
waving
or
curved
lamellar
structure..
Trichite
::
Trichite
(n.) A
delicate,
hairlike
siliceous
spicule,
found in
certain
sponges..
Tripoli
::
Tripoli
(n.) An
earthy
substance
originally
brought
from
Tripoli,
used in
polishing
stones
and
metals.
It
consists
almost
wholly
of the
siliceous
shells
of
diatoms..
Calcareo-siliceous
::
Calcareo-siliceous
(a.)
Consisting
of, or
containing
calcareous
and
siliceous
earths..
Grit
::
Grit (n.) A hard,
coarse-grained
siliceous
sandstone;
as,
millstone
grit; --
called
also
gritrock
and
gritstone.
The name is also
applied
to a finer
sharp-grained
sandstone;
as,
grindstone
grit..
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