silicic

/sə-ˈli-sik/ (ame, mw)

silicic — 形容詞

  • silicicpositive
  • more siliciccomparative
  • most silicicsuperlative

1. containing or related to silica or the element silicon

1.形容詞C2
釋義

矽質的

含矽或二氧化矽的

containing or related to silica or the element silicon

例句

Mei tested the water from the river and found silicic acid from the mine.

Mei 測試了河水，發現其中含有來自礦山的矽酸。

collocation: silicic acid

Silicic magma moves slowly and can cause powerful volcanic explosions.

矽質岩漿移動緩慢，可能引發強烈的火山爆發。

collocation: silicic magma

同義詞
  • siliceous

    the more common technical synonym; 'siliceous' is preferred in mineralogy and biology (e.g. siliceous sponge spicules) while 'silicic' is dominant in volcanology and geochemistry

  • silica-rich

    less formal, used in descriptive geology to indicate high silica content in rocks or magma

反義詞
  • mafic

    describes rocks or magma low in silica and rich in magnesium and iron — the opposite of silicic in igneous petrology

  • basic

    in geochemistry, describes rocks with low silica content, the compositional opposite of silicic

文法句型

silicic + noun (acid, magma, rocks, deposits)

用法筆記

A technical adjective used primarily in geology and chemistry writing; rarely encountered in everyday conversation. The noun it modifies is typically a geological or chemical term (acid, magma, rock, deposit, mineral).