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ERUPTIVES
Noun
eruptives
plural of eruptive
Source: Wiktionary
ERUPTIVE
E*rup"tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. Ă©ruptif.]
1. Breaking out or bursting forth. The sudden glance Appears far south eruptive through the cloud. Thomson.
2. (Med.)
Definition: Attended with eruption or efflorescence, or producing it; as, an eruptive fever.
3. (Geol.)
Definition: Produced by eruption; as, eruptive rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic.
E*rup"tive, n. (Geol.)
Definition: An eruptive rock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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