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dacite
- /ˈdeɪsaɪt/ UK
Where it comes from
From German Dazit, from Latin Dācia (“greater Romania”). First used in 1863 by Austrian geologists Franz von Hauer and Guido Stache, in a description of the geology of Transylvania.
noun dacites
- An igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.
Translations
Talk about this word "dacite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dacite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dacite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dacite "dacite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dacite.Cite this
@misc{dacite_2026,
title = {dacite},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dacite},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}