desilicized (desilisizd)

[ desiliconize (de-sil'i-kon-iz), v. t.; pret. and pp. desiliconized, ppr. desiliconizing. [ de -priv. + silicon + -ize.] To free from silicon or any of its compounds. Also desilicify. The decarbonizing and desiliconizing of iron by the action of an oxidizing atmosphere is the e ential feature of the proce es of refining pig iron. Encyc . Brit . , XIII. 333.