NOVACULITE


Meaning of NOVACULITE in English

/noh vak"yeuh luyt'/ , n. Petrol.

a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.

[ 1790-1800; novacul ( a ) a sharp knife, razor + -ITE 1 ]

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