dacitic

1. 1.

   relating to or consisting of dacite

   “dacitic magma is highly viscous”

Questions about dacitic

What does dacitic mean?

dacitic means "relating to or consisting of dacite".

How many syllables are in dacitic?

dacitic has 3 syllables and divides as da-ci-tic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is dacitic a common word?

dacitic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.