variolite

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noun

A rock containing centimeter-scale spherical or globular structures (varioles) in a fine-grained matrix.

OriginLatin varius →
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Meanings

nounvariolite (countable and uncountable, plural variolites)

plural variolites

  1. countableuncountablegeographyA rock containing centimeter-scale spherical or globular structures (varioles) in a fine-grained matrix.

Origin

  1. Latinvarius“various”
  2. Englishvariolite

Latin varius (“various”) + -lite: compare French variolite.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

violariteviliorate
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APA

variolite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/variolite

MLA

“variolite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/variolite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “variolite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/variolite.

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