English Explanatory Dictionary

petrosilex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. felsite
  2. A fine-grained, silica-rich rock composed of quartz and sometimes other minerals, similar to the chemical structure of hornstone but having a different texture.

Word forms

petrosilex petrosilexes

Etymology

From petro- + silex.

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