variolitic

[vair-ee-uh-lit-ik]

var·i·o·lit·ic

[vair-ee-uh-lit-ik]
adjective
1.
Petrography. containing or resembling varioles, especially in texture.
2.
spotted; speckled.

Origin:
1860–65; variolite rock containing varioles (see variole, -ite1) + -ic
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Variolitic has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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variolite (ˈvɛərɪəˌlaɪt)
 
n
any basic igneous rock containing rounded bodies (varioles) consisting of radiating crystal fibres
 
[C18: from variola, referring to the pockmarked appearance of the rock]
 
variolitic
 
adj

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