Tektites differ chemically from meteorites, but some of them contain small bits of meteoritic iron (John A. O'Keefe).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mi|cro|tek|tite — «MY kroh TEHK tyt», noun. a microscopic variety of tektite found deep in ocean sediments: »Microtektites … are reckoned to be the fine grained components of the so called “strewn fields” of larger tektites (New Scientist and Science Journal) … Useful english dictionary
tite — al·bi·tite; al·lac·tite; alush·tite; am·a·ran·tite; anal·ci·tite; an·or·thi·tite; ap·a·tite; ap·pe·tite; ar·gen·tite; as·phal·tite; as·tite; at·e·les·tite; at·lan·tite; au·gi·tite; bal·lis·tite; bas·tite; bil·lie·tite; bi·o·tite; bi·par·tite;… … English syllables
tek — chas·tek; tek·non·y·mous; tek·non·y·my; tek·tite; tek·ke; tek·non·y·mous·ly; … English syllables
tektite — tek·tite … English syllables
tektite — tek•tite [[t]ˈtɛk taɪt[/t]] n. gel a small glassy body of enigmatic origin, groups of which are found on land and beneath the sea in scattered areas of the world • Etymology: 1920–25; < GTektit(1900) < Gk tēkt(ós) molten + it ite I … From formal English to slang
to melt) + English -