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porcellanite

noun por·cel·la·nite

Definition of porcellanite

plural -s
: a hard dense siliceous rock having the appearance of unglazed porcelain on fresh fractures

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Origin and Etymology of porcellanite

German porzellanit, from porzellan porcelain (from Italian porcellana) + -it -ite

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