quartz glass

noun

: vitreous silica prepared from pure quartz and noted for its transparency to ultraviolet radiation

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Super-pure quartz, mined and produced at few facilities around the world, is used to ensure the purity of molten silicon used as the base for manufacturing semiconductor wafers, as well as for semiconductor crucibles and quartz glass products like windows, rods, and tubes. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 It’s all stainless steel with quartz glass tube propane heater. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Oct. 2022 Long-term storage mediums like quartz glass may have applications for public safety as well. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 4 Nov. 2019 Project Silica is focusing on quartz glass, made from the crystalline form of one of the most plentiful minerals in the Earth’s crust. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 4 Nov. 2019 Aldrin placed an array -- an arrangement of 100 quartz glass prisms in rows -- on the surface. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 July 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of quartz glass was in 1861

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“Quartz glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quartz%20glass. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

quartz glass

noun
: vitreous silica prepared from pure quartz and noted for its transparency to ultraviolet radiation
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