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dacite

/ˈdeɪsaɪt/

dacite noun: an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.

Noun

dacite (plural dacites)

  1. An igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.

dacite meaning in Tamil

dacite in Tamil

டேசைட்

Forms of dacite

pluraldacites

Origin of dacite

From German Dazit, from Latin Dācia (“greater Romania”). First used in 1863 by Austrian geologists Franz von Hauer and Guido Stache, in a description of the geology of Transylvania.

Words formed from dacite

Questions about dacite

What does dacite mean?
Dacite means an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.
What is dacite in Tamil?
Dacite in Tamil is டேசைட். See Dacite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dacite?
Dacite is a noun.
How do you pronounce dacite?
Dacite is pronounced /ˈdeɪsaɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of dacite?
The plural of dacite is dacites.

Words near dacite in the dictionary

  1. Dacians
  2. dacine
  3. dacines
  4. dacinostat
  5. dacisteine
  6. dacite
  7. dacites
  8. dacitic
  9. dack
  10. dacked
  11. dacking

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dacite (page history and authors); dacite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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