- rhyo
- (G). A stream
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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rhyo — rhyo·dacite; rhyo·tax·it·ic; … English syllables
rhyodacite — rhyo·dacite … English syllables
rhyotaxitic — rhyo·tax·it·ic … English syllables
rhyolite — rhyolitic /ruy euh lit ik/, adj. /ruy euh luyt /, n. a fine grained igneous rock rich in silica: the volcanic equivalent of granite. [1865 70; rhyo (irreg. < Gk rhýax stream of lava) + LITE] * * * Igneous rock that is the volcanic equivalent of… … Universalium
rio — elem. scurgere, fluiditate . (< fr. rhyo , cf. gr. rhyein, a curge) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
riolit — RIOLÍT, riolite, s.n. Rocă vulcanică, cu compoziţia chimică asemănătoare cu a granitului, alcătuită din cuarţ şi feldspaţi. [pr.: ri o ] – Din fr. rhyolite, germ. Rhyolith, rus. riolit, engl. rhyolite. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa:… … Dicționar Român
rhyolite — rhy•o•lite [[t]ˈraɪ əˌlaɪt[/t]] n. pet a fine grained igneous rock rich in silica: the volcanic equivalent of granite • Etymology: 1865–70; rhyo (irreg. < Gk rhýax stream of lava) + lite rhy o•lit′ic ˈlɪt ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
rhyolite — /ˈraɪəlaɪt/ (say ruyuhluyt) noun a kind of acid volcanic rock containing at least 66 per cent of silica, similar to granite, but having solidified rapidly from a lava flow, and as a result fine grained. {rhyo (irregular combining form of Greek… …
rhyotaxitic texture — |rī(ˌ)ō|tak|sid.ik noun Etymology: rhyotaxitic modification (influenced by ic) of German rhyotaxitisch, from rhyo (in rhyolith rhyolite) + taxitisch taxitic, from taxit taxite + isch ish more at taxite : fluidal texture … Useful english dictionary
