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eruptivity

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e⋅rup⋅tive

[i-ruhp-tiv]
–adjective
1. bursting forth, or tending to burst forth.
2. pertaining to or of the nature of an eruption.
3. Geology. noting a rock formed by the eruption of molten material.
4. Pathology. causing or accompanied by an eruption or rash.
–noun
5. Geology. an eruptive rock.

Origin:
1640–50; < F éruptif. See erupt, -ive


e⋅rup⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
e⋅rup⋅tiv⋅i⋅ty, e⋅rup⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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