Definition of volcanic

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Volcanic (a.) Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies; as, volcanic tufa..

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Volcanian :: Volcanian (a.) Volcanic.
Vulcanian :: Vulcanian (a.) Volcanic.
Pozzolana :: Pozzolana (n.) Volcanic ashes from Pozzuoli, in Italy, used in the manufacture of a kind of mortar which hardens under water..
Mascagnite :: Mascagnite (n.) Native sulphate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts; -- so named from Mascagni, who discovered it..
Volcanic :: Volcanic (a.) Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies; as, volcanic tufa..
Volcanic :: Volcanic (a.) Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.
Crystallite :: Crystallite (n.) A minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline outline and not referable to any mineral species, but marking the first step in the crystallization process. According to their form crystallites are called trichites, belonites, globulites, etc..
Lapilli :: Lapilli (n. pl.) Volcanic ashes, consisting of small, angular, stony fragments or particles..
Sulphur :: Sulphur (n.) A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as pyrites) and sulphates (as gypsum), or native in volcanic regions, in vast beds mixed with gypsum and various earthy materials, from which it is melted out. Symbol S. Atomic weight 32. The specific gravity of ordinary octohedral sulphur is 2.05; of prismatic sulphur, 1.96..
Volcanically :: Volcanically (adv.) Like a volcano.
Agglomerate :: Agglomerate (n.) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; -- distinguished from conglomerate.
Tufa :: Tufa () A friable volcanic rock or conglomerate, formed of consolidated cinders, or scoria..
Belonite :: Belonite (n.) Minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic rocks.
Hornito :: Hornito (n.) A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, and emitting smoke and vapors from its sides and summit..
Spherulite :: Spherulite (n.) A minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as obsidian and pearlstone..
Intercolline :: Intercolline (a.) Situated between hills; -- applied especially to valleys lying between volcanic cones.
Volcanic :: Volcanic (a.) Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic heat..
Volcanize :: Volcanize (v. t.) To subject to, or cause to undergo, volcanic heat, and to be affected by its action..
Vent :: Vent (n.) A small aperture; a hole or passage for air or any fluid to escape; as, the vent of a cask; the vent of a mold; a volcanic vent..
Peperino :: Peperino (n.) A volcanic rock, formed by the cementing together of sand, scoria, cinders, etc..
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