tektite

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  1. noun Any of numerous generally small, rounded, dark brown to green glassy objects that are composed of silicate glass and are thought to have been formed by the impact of a meteorite with the earth's surface.

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  1. Greek tēktos, molten (from tēkein, to melt) + -ite1.
 

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