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quartziferous
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kwawrt-
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quartz·if·er·ous
/
kwɔrtˈsɪf
ər
əs
/
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kwawrt-
sif
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adjective
consisting of or containing
quartz
:
quartziferous rock.
Origin:
1825–35;
quartz
+
-i-
+
-ferous
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Quartziferous
is always a great word to know.
So is
slumgullion
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ort
. Does it mean:
So is
zedonk
. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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quartziferous
(kwɔːtˈsɪfərəs)
—
adj
containing or composed of quartz
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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