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tektite

tektite noun: a small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts.

Noun

tektite (plural tektites)

  1. A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts.

Forms of tektite

pluraltektites

Origin of tektite

From Ancient Greek τηκτός (tēktós, “molten”), from τήκειν (tḗkein, “to melt”).

Words formed from tektite

Questions about tektite

What does tektite mean?
Tektite means a small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts.
What part of speech is tektite?
Tektite is a noun.
What is the plural of tektite?
The plural of tektite is tektites.

Words near tektite in the dictionary

  1. tekoteko
  2. teks
  3. tekt
  4. tektin
  5. tektins
  6. tektite
  7. tektites
  8. tektitic
  9. tektological
  10. tektology
  11. tekton

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