əˈtakˌsīt, āˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary atax- (from Greek ataxia disorder) + -ite; originally formed as German ataxit — more at ataxia
1. : a taxitic rock whose components have no definite arrangement, simulating a breccia
2. : an iron meteorite lacking the structure of either hexahedrites or octahedrites
• atax·it·ic |āˌtak|sid.ik adjective