rhyotaxitic texture

noun

rhyo·​tax·​it·​ic texture

¦rī(ˌ)ō¦tak¦sitik-

: fluidal texture

Word History

Etymology

rhyotaxitic modification (influenced by -ic) of German rhyotaxitisch, from rhyo- (in rhyolith rhyolite) + taxitisch taxitic, from taxit taxite + -isch -ish

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