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Hard Colourless Compound From Rocks Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SILICA" which means:
- noun
- • A white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (sio2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite
An example sentence would be:
- • "The construction material contains a high percentage of silica."
- • "Some skincare products use silica as an absorbent ingredient."
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