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Noun: quartz glass  k(w)orts glãs
  1. Colourless glass made of almost pure silica
    "Quartz glass is often used in high-temperature laboratory equipment due to its low thermal expansion";
    - quartz, vitreous silica, lechatelierite, crystal

Derived forms: quartz glasses

Type of: natural glass

Encyclopedia: Quartz glass