variolite

English

Etymology

Latin varius (“various”) +‎ -lite: compare French variolite.

Noun

variolite (countable and uncountable, plural variolites)

1. (geology) A rock containing centimeter-scale spherical or globular structures (varioles) in a fine-grained matrix.

Derived terms

• variolitic

References

• “variolite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• viliorate, violarite