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Chert

An impure, massive, flintlike quartz or hornstone, of a dull color.

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Silica 76% connected

Silicon dioxide, SiO/. It constitutes ordinary quartz (also opal and tridymite), and is artifically prepared as a very fine, white, tasteless, inodor…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cherty 74% connected

Like chert; containing chert; flinty.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cherty 74% connected

Like chert; containing chert; flinty.

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Adamant noun · 86% connection

very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

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Black lead noun · 86% connection

used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

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Bottled gas noun · 86% connection

hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure

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Calx noun · 86% connection

a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

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Carbon noun · 86% connection

an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in…

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Char noun · 86% connection

a charred substance

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Charcoal noun · 86% connection

a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air

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Crock noun · 86% connection

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

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Diamond noun · 86% connection

very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

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Dioxide noun · 86% connection

an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule

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Formaldehyde noun · 86% connection

a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol

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Graphite noun · 86% connection

used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

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Lampblack noun · 86% connection

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

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Lime noun · 86% connection

a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

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Liquefied petroleum gas noun · 86% connection

hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure

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Methanal noun · 86% connection

a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol

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Minium noun · 86% connection

a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics

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Monoxide noun · 86% connection

an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule

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Agate noun · 78% connection

an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: impure, massive, flintlike, quartz, hornstone.
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Amethyst unknown · 78% connection

A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone.

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Amphibole noun · 78% connection

A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, general…

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Anhydrite noun · 78% connection

A mineral of a white or a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not con…

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Baryto-calcite noun · 78% connection

A mineral of a white or gray color, occurring massive or crystallized. It is a compound of the carbonates of barium and calcium.

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Boracite noun · 78% connection

A mineral of a white or gray color occurring massive and in isometric crystals; in composition it is a magnesium borate with magnesium…

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Bournonite noun · 78% connection

A mineral of a steel-gray to black color and metallic luster, occurring crystallized, often in twin crystals shaped like cogwheels (wh…

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Cancrinite noun · 78% connection

A mineral occurring in hexagonal crystals, also massive, generally of a yellow color, containing silica, alumina, lime, soda, and carb…

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Cassiterite noun · 78% connection

Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; als…

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Celestite noun · 78% connection

Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also in compact massive…

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Cerite noun · 78% connection

A mineral of a brownish of cherry-red color, commonly massive. It is a hydrous silicate of cerium and allied metals.

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Chalcedony noun · 78% connection

A cryptocrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, having usually a whitish color, and a luster nearly like wax.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: impure, massive, flintlike, quartz, hornstone.
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