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igneous

adjective

like or suggestive of fire

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
I
Ends with
S
Contains
GN
Scrabble score
8

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Pronunciation

ˈɪɡni.əs

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adjective

  1. like or suggestive of fire

    “a fiery desert wind”

adjective

  1. produced by the action of fire or intense heat

    “rocks formed by igneous agents”

adjective

  1. 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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Example Sentences

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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