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adjectiverelating to or containing or resembling silica
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Definition that contains siliceous
- grit a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
- kieselguhr a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
- tripoli a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing
- diatomite a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
- rottenstone a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing
- class hyalospongiae sponges with siliceous spicules that have six rays; choanocytes are restricted to finger-shaped chambers
- diatomaceous earth a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
- glass sponge a siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class Hyalospongiae
- gritrock a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
- gritstone a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone