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noun
Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A flint-like tool made from chert.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
variety of silica containing microcrystalline quartz
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: silica, silicon oxide, silicon dioxide
Narrower terms: taconite
History
Unknown.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
