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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Silicified \Si*lic"i*fied\, a. (Chem.) Combined or impregnated with silicon or silica, especially the latter; as, silicified wood. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Silicify \Si*lic"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silicified; p. pr. & vb. n. Silicifying.] [L. silex, silicis, a flint + -fy: cf. F. silicifier.] (Chem.) To convert into, or to impregnate with, silica, or with the compounds of silicon. [1913 Webster] The specimens found . . . are completely silicified. --Say. [1913 Webster] Note: The silica may take the form of agate, chalcedony, flint, hornstone, or crystalline quartz. [1913 Webster]