Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

siliceous

/sɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: siliceous
IPA: /sɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling silica or silicates.

adj

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

Inflected Forms

more siliceous (comparative) most siliceous (superlative) silicious (alternative)

Derived Forms

biosiliceous calcareosiliceous nonsiliceous siliceousness

Synonyms

silicaceous silicious

Questions

How do you pronounce siliceous?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/.
What does siliceous mean?: Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling silica or silicates.

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