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quartz quartz

Spelling: [kwawrts]

IPA: /kwɔrts/

Quartz is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 24 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 25 points.

You can make 50 anagrams from letters in quartz (aqrtuz).

Definitions for quartz

noun

1. one of the commonest minerals, silicon dioxide, SiO 2 , having many varieties that differ in color, luster, etc., and occurring either in masses (as agate, bloodstone, chalcedony, jasper, etc.) or in crystals (as rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, etc.): the chief constituent of sand and sandstone, and an important constituent of many other rocks. It is piezoelectric and used to control the frequencies of radio transmitters.

Origin of quartz

First recorded in 1750-60, quartz is from the German word Quarz

Examples for quartz

The quartz is put in at the head of the battery, and is gradually driven to the foot.

The minerals at contact are quartz, biotite, magnetite and hornblende.

Composite fillings are typically made of glass or quartz mixed with resins and adhesives.

Sometimes the quartz is so soft that it may easily be loosened with the pick.

Only the first is distinguished by the segregation of the quartz.

Pyroxene, quartz and augite form the groundmass, as seen in section.

In 2008, NASA discovered crystals with a similar make-up to quartz surrounding young stars.

They measured the amount of different isotopes of xenon trapped in quartz crystals.

The mule is started, and in four or five hours the quartz is pulverized.

quartz orange juice and rice with chicken and French fries for lunch and same for dinner.