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quartz
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: a mineral consisting of silicon dioxide occurring in colorless and transparent or colored hexagonal crystals or in crystalline masses
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: a quartz crystal that when placed in an electric field oscillates at a constant frequency and is used to control devices which require precise regulation <a quartz watch>
— quartz·ose
\ˈkwȯrt-ˌsōs\
adjective
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