(sal′ik) adjective Geol.
Belonging to a group of igneous rocks composed chiefly of silica and alumina, as the feldspars, quartz, etc. [<S(ILICA) + AL(UMINUM) + -IC]

(sal′ik) adjective
1. Characterizing a law, the Salic Law, derived from Germanic sources in the fifth century, and providing that males only could inherit lands: later applied to the succession to the French and Spanish thrones.
2. Pertaining to the Salian Franks. Also spelled Salique. [<MF salique <Med. L salicus <LL Salii the alii]