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Origin of quartz glass
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby quartz glass
quartile, quarto, quartz, quartz clock, quartz crystal, quartz glass, quartziferous, quartz-iodine lamp, quartzite, quartz lamp, quartz movement
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British Dictionary definitions for quartz glass
quartz glass
noun
a colourless glass composed of almost pure silica, resistant to very high temperatures and transparent to near-ultraviolet radiationAlso called: silica glass, nitreous silica Sometimes shortened to: quartz
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