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pyroclast

pyroclast noun: solid matter ejected into the air by an active volcano.

Noun

pyroclast (countable and uncountable, plural pyroclasts)

  1. Solid matter ejected into the air by an active volcano.

Forms of pyroclast

pluralpyroclasts

Origin of pyroclast

From pyro- + clast.

Questions about pyroclast

What does pyroclast mean?
Pyroclast means solid matter ejected into the air by an active volcano.
What part of speech is pyroclast?
Pyroclast is a noun.
What is the plural of pyroclast?
The plural of pyroclast is pyroclasts.

Words near pyroclast in the dictionary

  1. pyrochroite
  2. pyrocitrate
  3. pyrocitrates
  4. pyrocitric
  5. pyrocitric acid
  6. pyroclast
  7. pyroclastic
  8. pyroclastic density current
  9. pyroclastic flow
  10. pyroclastic flows
  11. pyroclastic rock

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