variolite

noun

var·​i·​o·​lite

ˈverēəˌlīt,

ˈva(a)r-

plural -s

: a basic rock embedded with whitish spherules

Word History

Etymology

probably from New Latin variolites, from Medieval Latin variola pustule, pox + Latin -ites -ite

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined above

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