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Aberration
noun · 78% connection
A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Absorbent
noun · 78% connection
Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance e. g., io…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Amphidisc
noun · 78% connection
A peculiar small siliceous spicule having a denticulated wheel at each end; -- found in freshwater sponges.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Antacid
noun · 78% connection
A remedy for acidity of the stomach, as an alkali or absorbent.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Argentine
noun · 78% connection
A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Basanite
noun · 78% connection
Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is employed to test the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Blast
noun · 78% connection
The act of rending, or attempting to rend, heavy masses of rock, earth, etc., by the explosion of gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; also, the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Bloodstone
noun · 78% connection
A green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as if with blood; hence the name; -- called also heliotrope.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Calcareo-siliceous
adjective · 78% connection
Consisting of, or containing calcareous and siliceous earths.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Conglomerate
noun · 78% connection
A rock, composed or rounded fragments of stone cemented together by another mineral substance, either calcareous, siliceous, or argill…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Deposit
verb · 78% connection
That which is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a solution (as the sili…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Diatom
noun · 78% connection
One of the Diatomaceae, a family of minute unicellular Algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, each individual multiplyin…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Dualin
noun · 78% connection
An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or wood pulp, saturated with nitroglycerin and other similar nitro compounds.…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Dynamite
noun · 78% connection
An explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin absorbed by some inert, porous solid, as infusorial earth, sawdust, etc. It is safe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Dynamiter
noun · 78% connection
One who uses dynamite; esp., one who uses it for the destruction of life and property.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Dynamiting
noun · 78% connection
Destroying by dynamite, for political ends.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Euplectella
noun · 78% connection
A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven siliceous fibers, and growing in the form of a cornucopia; -- called also…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
Formation
noun · 78% connection
Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation about geysers; alluvial format…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: siliceous, earth, specifically, porous, infusorial.
