V0031400 (vâr′ē-ə-līt′, văr′-)n. A basic rock whose pockmarked appearance is caused by the presence of numerous white, rounded, embedded spherules.var′i·o·lit′ic(-lĭt′ĭk) adj.
variolitic
variolitic
[¦ver·ē·ə¦lid·ik] (petrology) Referring to the texture of basic igneous rock composed of varioles in a finer-grained matrix.