Definitions
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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of
quartz .
Etymologies
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quartz + -like
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Examples
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Siliceous stone is composed mainly of quartzlike particles, and includes materials like granite, slate, sandstone, and quartzite.
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Siliceous stone is composed mainly of quartzlike particles, and includes materials like granite, slate, sandstone, and quartzite.
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Evan chose a meter; long chunk of quartzlike material with ragged edges, hefted it in both hands.
Sentenced To Prism Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1985
grandpa27 commented on the word quartzlike
In response to someone who wanted a quartz adjective I hit upon adding the suffix -like. Did I do wrong or is the solution too simple.
June 26, 2009