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tach·y·lyte also tach·y·lite (t

k

-l

t

)

n.

A black, glassy basalt of volcanic origin.

[German Tachylyt : Greek takhu-, tachy- + Greek lutos, soluble (from lein, to loosen; see leu- in Indo-European roots).]

tachy·lytic (-l

t

k) adj.

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tachylite - a basic or basalt glass

volcanic glass - a kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly

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