trachy-

combining form

1

: rough : strong

trachyglossate

trachychromatic

2

: trachytic

trachydolerite

trachyandesite

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from New Latin, from Greek, from trachys rough, harsh; in sense 2, from French, from trachyte

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