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dacite

  • /ˈdeɪsaɪt/ UK

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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

  1. An igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.

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noun an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content

Españoldacita
한국어데이사이트 deisaiteu
日本語デイサイト deisaito
中文英安岩 yīng'ānyán
Portuguêsdacito
Françaisdacite
DeutschDazit
Italianodacite
Русскийдацит dacit

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MLA

"dacite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dacite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

dacite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dacite

Chicago

"dacite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dacite.

BibTeX
@misc{dacite_2026,
  title = {dacite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dacite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}