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fused quartz [′fyüzd ′kwȯrts] (materials) A glasslike insulating material made by melting crushed crystals of natural quartz or a certain type of quartz sand. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The instrument is built to a comprehensive specification, including the oven kit, supplied with a temperature controller, oven temperature thermostat, drying tube, flow meters, wash bottles and five quartz glass boats, according to the company. Parts are placed in a quartz glass container that is used to contain the plasma at atmospheric pressure once the container has been purged of air through the introduction of argon. CIBA uses molds made of transparent quartz glass, which can be reused, unlike the plastic molds used for hydrogel lenses. |
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