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coesite
[ koh-sahyt ]
/ ˈkoʊ saɪt /
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noun Mineralogy.
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
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Origin of coesite
1950–55; named after Loring Coes, Jr., 20th-century American who synthesized it; see -ite1
Words nearby coesite
coercimeter, coercion, coercive, coercive force, coercivity, coesite, coessential, coetaneous, coeternal, coeternity, Coetzee
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