English Explanatory Dictionary

quartz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO₂. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.
  2. Crystal meth: methamphetamine hydrochloride.

Pronunciation

/k(w)ɔːts/ /k(w)ɔɹts/ en-us-quartz.ogg

Word forms

quartz quartzes

Etymology

From German Quarz, from Middle High German (Central East German) quarz, twarc, from a West Slavic language [compare Polish twardy (“hard”), Czech tvrdý (“hard”)], from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *twerH- (“to enclose, grab”).

Synonyms

quartz

Related words

Colorado topaz amethyst aventurine buhrstone cairngorm chalcedony chrysoprase citrine coesite flint greisen onyx phenacite prase rock crystal rubasse stishovite topaz

Derived words

alpha quartz beta quartz clear quartz drusy quartz fused quartz honeycomb quartz megaquartz microquartz milky quartz pure quartz purple quartz quartz arenite quartz-arenitic quartz arenitic quartz-beta quartz clock quartz crusher quartz crystal quartz-crystal clock quartz-diorite quartz glass quartz halogen lamp quartz heater quartziferous quartzine quartzing quartz-iodine lamp quartzite quartz lamp quartzless quartzlike quartz mining quartz monzonite quartzofeldspathic quartzoid quartzolite quartzose quartzous quartz reefer quartz schist quartz-trachyte quartz-wacke quartz watch quartzy rainbow quartz rose quartz shocked quartz smokey quartz smoky quartz snow quartz star quartz vein quartz
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