ba·salt (b -sôlt , b sôlt )n. 1. A hard, dense, dark volcanic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine, and often having a glassy appearance. 2. A kind of hard unglazed pottery. [Latin basalt  s, alteration of basan ts, touchstone, from Greek basants (lithos), from basanos, of Egyptian origin.]ba·sal tic (-sôlt k) adj. |
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| Adj. | 1. | basaltic - of or relating to or containing basalt; "basaltic magma is fluid" |
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