English Explanatory Dictionary

variolite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rock containing centimeter-scale spherical or globular structures (varioles) in a fine-grained matrix.

Word forms

variolite variolites

Etymology

Latin varius (“various”) + -lite: compare French variolite.

Derived words

variolitic
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