glessite

noun

gles·​site

ˈgleˌsīt

plural -s

: a fossil resin resembling amber

Word History

Etymology

German glessit, from Latin glaesum, glesum, glessum amber + German -it -ite; Latin glaesum, glesum, glessum of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German glas amber

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