TACHYLYTE

Meaning of TACHYLYTE in English

(n.) A vitreous form of basalt; -- so called because decomposable by acids and readily fusible.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

TACHYLYTE — noun also tachy·lite ˈtakə̇ˌlīt ( -s ) Etymology: tachylyte from German tachylyt, from tachy- + Greek lytos soluble, from lyein …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TACHYLYTE — ( n. ) A vitreous form of basalt; -- so called because decomposable by acids and readily fusible.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TACHYLYTE — — tachylitic /tak'euh lit"ik/ , adj. /tak"euh luyt'/ , n. Petrog. a black, glassy form of basalt, readily fusible and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TACHYLYTE — noun a vitreous form of basalt; so called because decomposable by acids and readily fusible.
Webster English vocab
TACHYLYTE — also spelled tachylite glassy igneous rocks low in silica, such as basalt or diabase. Tachylytes are black with a pitchlike …
Britannica English vocabulary
TACHYLITE — noun see tachylyte
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PSEUDOTACHYLYTE — “+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pseud- + tachylyte : a rock consisting of glass in which are included numerous …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VOLCANIC GLASS — any glassy rock formed from lava or magma that has a chemical composition close to that of granite (quartz plus …
Britannica English vocabulary
IGNEOUS ROCK — any of various crystalline or glassy rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material. Igneous rocks comprise …
Britannica English vocabulary