Phreatic
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phre·at·ic 
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[free-at-ik] Pronunciation Key –adjective Geology.
| 1. | noting or pertaining to ground water. |
| 2. | noting or pertaining to explosive volcanic activity involving steam derived from ground water: a phreatic explosion. |
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| phre·at·ic
(frē-āt'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj. Of or relating to ground water. [From Greek phrear, phreat-, well, spring; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Phreatic
Phre*at"ic\, a. [F. phr['e]atique, from Gr. ?, ?, a well.] (Geol.) Subterranean; -- applied to sources supplying wells.
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phreatic
phreatic: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary
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