ˌvarioˈlitic, a. Geol.
[f. prec. + -ic.]
Of the nature of, or containing, variolite; spherulitic.
| 1862 G. P. Scrope Volcanoes 365 The clinkstone is usually variolitic. 1878 Lawrence tr. Cotta's Rocks Classified 139 Diabase..is sometimes..variolitic or amygdaloidal. |