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impactite

[ im-pak-tahyt, im-pak-tahyt ]

noun

  1. a glassy or crystalline material composed of slag and meteoric materials, produced by the impact of a meteorite striking the earth.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of impactite1

First recorded in 1935–40; impact + -ite 1

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