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Definition: QUARTZOSE |
QUARTZOSEAdjective1. Containing, or resembling, quartz; partaking of the nature or qualities of quartz. |
Etymology: Quartzose \Quartz"ose`\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression quartzeux, German quarzig.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Chemistry | Refers to a sedimentary rock which contains a significant amount of quartz as detrital grains. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of quartz. b. Containing quartz as a principal constituent; esp. applied to sediments and sedimentary rocks (e.g., sands and sandstones) consisting chiefly ofquartz. CF:quartziferous. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: QUARTZOSE |
| English words defined with "QUARTZOSE": Liparite ♦ Quartzy. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "QUARTZOSE": zebra rock. (references) |
| "QUARTZOSE" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "QUARTZOSE" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "QUARTZOSE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | kvartsholdig (quartzy), kiselholdig (quartzy, siliceous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kwartsachtig (quartzy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kvartsivaltainen (quartzy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | quartzique (quartzy), quartzeux (quartzy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | quarzig (quartzy), quarzhaltig (quartzy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | χαλαζιακός (quartzy), χαλαζιούχος (quartzy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | artzosequay quartzoso (quartzy), quártzico (quartzy). (various references) cuarzoso (quartzous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: quatorzes. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-o-q-r-s-t-u-z" | |
-1 letter: equators, quaestor, quartzes, quatorze. | |
-2 letters: equator, quartes, quartos, quatres, questor, quoters, roquets, torques. | |
-3 letters: arouse, azotes, azures, ersatz, oaters, orates, ouster, outers, quarte, quarto, quarts, quartz, quatre, quotas, quoter, quotes, roques, roquet, routes, souter, square, stoure, toques, torque, urates, zoster. | |
-4 letters: arose, aster, aures, autos, azote, azure, euros, oater, orate, outer, outre, quare, quart. | |
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