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 l  ein, to loosen; see leu- in Indo-European roots).]tach y·lytic (-l tk) adj. |
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| Noun | 1. | tachylite - a basic or basalt glass volcanic glass - a kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly |
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