rhyolite
(noun) very acid volcanic rock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rhyolite (countable and uncountable, plural rhyolites)
(geology) An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.
Synonyms: liparite, quartz-trachyte
Source: Wiktionary
Rhy"o*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite.] (Min.)
Definition: A quartzose trachyte, an igneous rock often showing a fluidal structure.
– Rhy`o*lit"ic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 January 2025
(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
