RHYOLITE


Meaning of RHYOLITE in English

— rhyolitic /ruy'euh lit"ik/ , adj.

/ruy"euh luyt'/ , n.

a fine-grained igneous rock rich in silica: the volcanic equivalent of granite.

[ 1865-70; rhyo- (irreg. rhýax stream of lava) + -LITE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .