ˈdāˌsīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: German dazit, from Dazien Dacia + German -it -ite
: an extrusive rock that is sometimes partly glassy and is composed of plagioclase and quartz with biotite, hornblende, or pyroxene
• da·cit·ic (ˈ)dā|sid.ik adjective
ˈdāˌsīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: German dazit, from Dazien Dacia + German -it -ite
: an extrusive rock that is sometimes partly glassy and is composed of plagioclase and quartz with biotite, hornblende, or pyroxene
• da·cit·ic (ˈ)dā|sid.ik adjective
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012