trachytic

/ (trəˈkɪtɪk) /

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adjective

(of the texture of certain igneous rocks) characterized by a parallel arrangement of crystals, which mark the flow of the lava when still molten

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Words nearby trachytic

trachy-, trachybasalt, trachycarpous, trachyspermous, trachyte, trachytic, tracing, tracing paper, tracing tape, track, trackage

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How to use trachytic in a sentence

They are laccolites of trachytic rock, and raised the Tertiary beds above them in the form of blisters.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
The trachytic rocks are small in quantity compared with those of the basaltic class.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various
In Porto Santo the trachytic rocks bear a much greater proportion to the basaltic than in Madeira.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various
Chimborazo is very likely not a solid mountain; trachytic volcanoes are supposed to be full of cavities.
With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2|Various

These trachytic lavas would seem to be more ancient than the basaltic, previously described.
Volcanoes: Past and Present|Edward Hull