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novaculite definition

no·vacu·lite (nō vak′yo̵̅o̅ līt′)

noun

a light-colored, hard, extremely fine-grained siliceous sedimentary rock, often used as a whetstone

Etymology: < L novacula, razor ( < *novare, to scrape, whet < IE *ksnewā- < base *kes-, to scratch, comb > hards) + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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