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eruptive definition
erup·tive (ē rup′tiv, i-)
adjective
- erupting or tending to erupt
- of, produced by, or formed by eruption eruptive rock
- Med. causing or characterized by a skin eruption
noun
Geol. a rock thrown out by volcanic eruption
Related Forms:
- eruptively erup′·tively adverb
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