QUARTZOID

Quartz"oid, n. Etym: [Quartz + -oid.] (Crystallog.)

Definition: A form of crystal common with quartz, consisting of two six- sided pyramids, base to base.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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LININ

(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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