quartzousadj.

Brit.

/ˈkwɔːtsəs/, U.S.

/ˈkwɔrtsəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quartz n., -ous suffix.

Etymology: < quartz n. + -ous suffix. Compare French quartzeux (1771). Compare earlier quartzose adj.

Geology. rare.

= quartzose adj.

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1776 R. E. Raspe tr. J. J. Ferber Trav. Italy xxiii. 303 There are other hills in Piedmont, calcareous and quartzous [Ger. quartzig] ones, which are veined with small stripes of mica.

1790 Monthly Rev. 3 547 It appears, that hard quartzous and silicious stones give a reddish light.

1815 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 540 The sand..is quartzous.

1951 Biol. Bull. 100 60 These sands are quartzous, with very few mica flakes.

2004 Quaternary Internat. 114 68/2 The terraces are formed by Quaternary accumulation capped by Gley soils and alluvial quartzous sands.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quartzous
释义	quartzousadj. Brit. /ˈkwɔːtsəs/, U.S. /ˈkwɔrtsəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quartz n., -ous suffix. Etymology: < quartz n. + -ous suffix. Compare French quartzeux (1771). Compare earlier quartzose adj. Geology. rare. = quartzose adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [adjective] > quartz quartzose1757 quartzy1757 quartzous1776 quartzine1853 1776 R. E. Raspe tr. J. J. Ferber Trav. Italy xxiii. 303 There are other hills in Piedmont, calcareous and quartzous [Ger. quartzig] ones, which are veined with small stripes of mica. 1790 Monthly Rev. 3 547 It appears, that hard quartzous and silicious stones give a reddish light. 1815 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 540 The sand..is quartzous. 1951 Biol. Bull. 100 60 These sands are quartzous, with very few mica flakes. 2004 Quaternary Internat. 114 68/2 The terraces are formed by Quaternary accumulation capped by Gley soils and alluvial quartzous sands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1776
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