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QUARTZOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quartzose mean?
• QUARTZOSE (adjective)
The adjective QUARTZOSE has 1 sense:
1. relating to or made of quartz
Familiarity information: QUARTZOSE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or made of quartz
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
quartz (a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities)
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