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igneous
adjective
Like or suggestive of fire
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ˈɪɡni.əs
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adjective
Like or suggestive of fire
“A fiery desert wind”
adjective
Produced by the action of fire or intense heat
“Rocks formed by igneous agents”
adjective
Produced under conditions involving intense heat
“Igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma”
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A fiery desert wind
An igneous desert atmosphere
Rocks formed by igneous agents
Igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma
Igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone
Pyrogenic strata
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