Definitions for quartzoseˈkwɔrt soʊs; -səs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quartzkwɔrts(n.)
the commonest mineral, silicon dioxide, SiO2, occurring in crystals, grains, and cryptocrystalline masses: the chief component of sand.
Category: Mineralogy
Origin of quartz:
1750–60; < G Quarz
quartz•oseˈkwɔrt soʊs; -səs(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
quartzose(adj)
relating to or made of quartz
Wiktionary
quartzose(Adjective)
Pertaining to quartz; made of quartz.
Webster Dictionary
Quartzose(adj)
containing, or resembling, quartz; partaking of the nature or qualities of quartz
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