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tachylyte

noun
tachy·​lyte
variants: or less commonly tachylite \ ˈtakə̇ˌlīt \
plural -s

Definition of tachylyte

: basalt glass

History and Etymology for tachylyte

tachylyte from German tachylyt, from tachy- + Greek lytos soluble, from lyein to unbind, release, dissolve; tachylite alteration (influenced by -lite) of tachylyte

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