fused quartz

noun

A type of glass consisting of almost pure silica in amorphous (noncrystalline) form.

Meanings

nounfused quartz (countable and uncountable, plural fused quartzes)

plural fused quartzes

  1. countableuncountablechemical engineeringA type of glass consisting of almost pure silica in amorphous (noncrystalline) form.

    Synonyms: quartz glass

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of glass consisting of almost pure silica in amorphous (noncrystalline) form.

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