Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In lithoh. pertaining to, resembling, or containing variolite.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Thickly marked with small, round specks; spotted.
  • adjective (Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, variolite.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Thickly marked with small, round specks; spotted.
  • adjective geology Of, pertaining to, or resembling, variolite.

Etymologies

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From variola.

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Examples

  • The poppers were black-bodied with yellow and orange variolitic colorings.

    For Love of Mother-Not Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1983

  • The poppers were black-bodied with yellow and orange variolitic colorings.

    For Love Of Mother Not Foster, Alan Dean 1983

  • The poppers were black-bodied with yellow and orange variolitic colorings.

    For Love of Mother-Not Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1983

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