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quartz

28 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. quartz (noun)
  2. quartz battery (noun)
  3. quartz-crystal clock (noun)
  4. quartz-diorite (noun)
  5. quartz flint (noun)
  6. quartz glass (noun)
  7. quartz heater (noun)
  8. quartz-iodine lamp (noun)
  9. quartz mining (noun)
  10. quartz plate (noun)
  11. quartz porphyry (noun)
  12. quartz sand (noun)
  13. quartz schist (noun)
  14. quartz spectrograph (noun)
  15. quartz vein (noun)
  16. quartz wedge (noun)
  17. alpha quartz (noun)
  18. barrel quartz (noun)
  19. bastard quartz (noun)
  20. bull quartz (noun)
  21. fused quartz (noun)
  22. rose quartz (noun)
  23. rutilated quartz (noun)
  24. sapphire quartz (noun)
  25. smoky quartz (noun)
  26. star quartz (noun)
  27. topaz quartz (noun)
  28. vein quartz (noun)

quartz

noun \ˈkwȯrts\

Definition of QUARTZ

1
: a mineral consisting of silicon dioxide occurring in colorless and transparent or colored hexagonal crystals or in crystalline masses
2
: 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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Origin of QUARTZ

German Quarz
First Known Use: circa 1631

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