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mudpot

mudpot noun: a type of acidic hot spring, or fumarole, with a limited amount of water.

Noun

mudpot (plural mudpots)

  1. A type of acidic hot spring, or fumarole, with a limited amount of water.
    • but the continual caving in of the sides has produced a sort of mud-pot, exactly the same as the process of preparing a kettle of mush.1872, Geological Survey of the Territories (U.S.), United States, Department of the Interior, Preliminary Report of the United States Geological Survey of Montana, and Portions of Adjacent...
    Synonyms:
    mud pool
  2. An earthenware pot.

Synonyms of mudpot

Forms of mudpot

pluralmudpots
alternative formmud pot

Origin of mudpot

From mud + pot. From being a mud-filled hole, resembling a pot. First use appears c. 1872. See cite below.

Questions about mudpot

What does mudpot mean?
Mudpot means a type of acidic hot spring, or fumarole, with a limited amount of water.
What part of speech is mudpot?
Mudpot is a noun.
What is the plural of mudpot?
The plural of mudpot is mudpots.

Words near mudpot in the dictionary

  1. Mudon
  2. mudpack
  3. mudpacks
  4. mudpie
  5. mudpies
  6. mudpot
  7. mudpots
  8. mudprawn
  9. mudprawns
  10. mudproof
  11. mudpuddle

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