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novaculite
[ noh-vak-yuh-lahyt ]
noun
, Petrology.
- a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
novaculite
/ nəʊˈvækjʊˌlaɪt /
noun
- a fine-grained dense hard rock containing quartz and feldspar: used as a whetstone
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Word History and Origins
Origin of novaculite1
1790–1800; < Latin novācul ( a ) a sharp knife, razor + -ite 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of novaculite1
C18: from Latin novācula sharp knife, razor, from novāre to renew
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Example Sentences
The finest of the novaculite rocks of central Arkansas are quarried near the city.
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