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quartz
quartz [ kwawrts ]


noun 
Definition:
 
crystalline mineral: a common, hard, usually colorless, transparent crystalline mineral with colored varieties. Use: electronics, gems.
[Mid-18th century. < German Quarz< W Slavic, "hard"]
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