The Collaborative International Dictionary
Filicic
Filicic \Fi*lic"ic\, a. [L. filix, -icis, a fern.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, ferns; as, filicic acid.
Wiktionary
filicic
a. (context chemistry English) Relating to filicic acid, derived from ferns.
Usage examples of "filicic".
The chief constituents are about 5 per cent of Filmaron - an amorphous acid, and from 5 to 8 per cent of Filicic acid, which is also amorphous and tends to degenerate into its inactive crystalline anhydride, Filicin.
The Filicic acid is regarded as the chief, though not the only active principle.