siliceous

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
siliceous
    adj 1: relating to or containing or resembling silica; "gritrock
           is siliceous sandstone" [syn: {siliceous}, {silicious}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Siliceous \Si*li"ceous\, a. [L. siliceus, fr. silex, silicis, a
   flint.]
   Of or pertaining to silica; containing silica, or partaking
   of its nature. [Written also {silisious}.]
   [1913 Webster]
    

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