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tachylyte Definition

tachy·lyte (tak′ə līt′)

noun

a kind of dark-colored, basaltic volcanic glass

Etymology: Ger tachylit < Gr tachys, swift (see tachy-) + lytos, soluble < lyein, to dissolve (see lysis): from its rapid decomposition in acids

tachylyte Related Forms
tach′y·lyt′ic (-lit′ik) adjective

Browse dictionary entries near tachylyte

  1. ‹ tachygraphy
  2. ‹ tachygraph
  3. ‹ tachycardia
  4. ‹ tachy-
  5. ‹ tachometry
  6. ‹ tachometer
  7. ‹ tachistoscope
  8. ‹ tachisme
  9. ‹ tachina fly
  10. ‹ tache
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