tachylyte

American

[tak-uh-lahyt] / ˈtæk əˌlaɪt /

Or tachylite

noun

Petrography.

a black, glassy form of basalt, readily fusible and of a high luster.

tachylyte British

/ ˈtækɪˌlaɪt /

noun

a black basaltic glass often found on the edges of intrusions of basalt

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Other Word Forms

tachylitic

adjective
tachylytic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of tachylyte

First recorded in 1865–70; tachy- + -lyte ²

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