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Igneous
/ˈɪɡni.əs/
Pertaining to or having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire.
📖 Definitions of "Igneous"
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to or having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire.
"The stone had an igneous appearance."
- 2
Resulting from, or produced by, great heat. With rocks, it could also mean formed from lava or magma.
"Granite and basalt are igneous rocks."
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Igneous"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fiery | Of or relating to fire. |
| hotverb | Relating to heat and conditions which produce it. |
| pyrogenic | (pathology, chemistry) Generating or produced by heat, especially in the body; causing or caused by fever. |
| icenoun | Water in frozen (solid) form. |
| magmanoun | (geology) The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. |
| petrogenesisnoun | The study of the origin of rocks, especially igneous and metamorphic rocks. |
| magmaticnoun | Pertaining to magma or magmatism. |
| sicnoun | Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source. |
| ecisnoun | (computing, telecommunications) Initialism of European Committee for Interoperable Systems. |
| aicnoun | (music) Alice in Chains, an American grunge band. |
| ecinoun | — |
| volcanicnoun | Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes. |
| molten | Melted, especially due to great heat |
| pyroclasticnoun | (volcanology) Mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin or comminuted during an eruption. |
| incandescentnoun | Emitting light as a result of being heated. |
| burningnoun | On fire. |
| eruptivenoun | That erupts or bursts forth. |
| flamingnoun | On fire with visible flames. |
| blazingnoun | Of tremendous intensity, heat (thermal energy) or fervor; white-hot. |
| scorchingnoun | Very hot. |
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