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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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