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tektite Definition

☆ tek·tite (tek′tīt′)

noun

any of certain small, yellowish-green to black glassy bodies of various shapes, found in isolated locations around the world and thought to have originated as meteorites or from meteorite impacts
also tectite tec′·tite

Etymology: < Gr tēktos, molten (< tēkein, to melt < IE base *tā- > thaw) + -ite

Browse dictionary entries near tectite

  1. ‹ tectal
  2. ‹ tecta
  3. ‹ techy
  4. ‹ technophobic
  5. ‹ technophobia
  6. ‹ technophobe
  7. ‹ technophilic
  8. ‹ technophilia
  9. ‹ technophile
  10. ‹ technology bubble
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