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trachytic Definition

tra·chytic (trə kit′ik)

adjective

of or pertaining to the internal structure of some igneous rocks, as trachyte, in which hairlike feldspar crystals are in nearly parallel rows

trachytic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

series: After having fully described the obsidian, I shall return to the subject of the lamination of rocks of the trachytic series.