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Word: Tektite
Speech Type: Noun
early 20th century: coined in German from Greek tēktos ‘molten’ (from tēkein ‘melt’) + -ite
ˈtɛktʌɪt
a small black glassy object found in numbers over certain areas of the earth's surface, believed to have been formed as molten debris in meteorite impacts and scattered widely through the air.
Short Definition:small black glassy object found in numbers over certain areas of earth's surface, believed to have been formed as molten debris in meteorite impacts
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