ERUPTIVES

Noun

eruptives

plural of eruptive

Source: Wiktionary


ERUPTIVE

E*rup"tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. éruptif.]

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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