coes|ite

coes|ite
coes|ite «KOH syt, -zyt», noun.
a very dense form of silica, occurring naturally in meteoritic or nuclear-bomb craters and produced synthetically by subjecting quartz to very high pressure.
╂[< Loring Coes, Jr., born 1915, an American chemist]

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  • coes — coes; coes·ite; …   English syllables

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  • Coesite — Atomic structure of coesite Coesite[p] is a form (polymorph) of silicon dioxide SiO2 that is formed when very high pressure (2–3 gigapascals), and moderately high temperature (700 °C or 1,300 °F), are applied to quartz. Coesite was… …   Wikipedia

  • coesite — ˈkōˌzīt noun ( s) Etymology: Loring Coes, Jr., died 1978 American chemist + English ite : a dense crystalline silica formed from quartz under great heat and pressure and found in meteorite craters …   Useful english dictionary

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