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silica glass

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silica glass [′sil·ə·kə ¦glas]
(materials)
A translucent or transparent vitreous material consisting almost entirely of silica. Also known as fused silica; vitreous silica.
quartz glass, silica glass
quartersawn
Glass consisting entirely of pure, or nearly pure, amorphous silica;
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