Silicic
Pronunciation : Si*lic"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. silex, silicis, a flint: cf. F. silicique.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, silica; specifically, designating compounds of silicon; as, silicic acid. Silicic acid (Chem.), an amorphous gelatinous substance, Si(HO)4, very unstable and easily dried to silica, but forming many stable salts; -- called also orthosilicic, or normal silicic, acid.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913