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Definition of: tachylyte
(tak′ə·līt) noun
A pitch–black basaltic glass which is rapidly decomposed by acids. [<TACHY- + -LYTE1; so called because easily decomposed]
—tach′y·lyt′ic (-lit′ik) adjective
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