VARIOLITE

Etymology

Noun

variolite (countable and uncountable, plural variolites)

(geology) A kind of diorite or diabase with embedded whitish spherules, which give the rock a spotted appearance.

Anagrams

• viliorate, violarite

Source: Wiktionary


Va"ri*o*lite, n. Etym: [L. varius various + -lite: cf. F. variolite.] (Geol.)

Definition: A kind of diorite or diabase containing imbedded whitish spherules, which give the rock a spotted appearance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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