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phreatic
[ free-at-ik ]
adjective
, Geology.
- noting or pertaining to groundwater.
- noting or pertaining to explosive volcanic activity involving steam derived from groundwater:
a phreatic explosion.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phreatic1
C19: from Greek phrear a well
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