Si·lic·i·fy v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silicified p. pr. & vb. n. Silicifying ] Chem. To convert into, or to impregnate with, silica, or with the compounds of silicon.
The specimens found . . . are completely silicified. --Say.
Note: ☞ The silica may take the form of agate, chalcedony, flint, hornstone, or crystalline quartz.