Word: quartzous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: quartz
ous
Definition: Pertaining to quartz; made of quartz.
Morphemes:
Affix: quartz
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of