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solfataric

solfataric adjective: pertaining to or characterized by a solfatara.

Adjective

solfataric (comparative more solfataric, superlative most solfataric)

  1. Pertaining to or characterized by a solfatara.
    • On the southern slope of the Sulpher Mountains, as observed immediately north of the Scott & Gillmore oil-wells, and as shown in Fig. 15, these slaty shales are bounded on the south by a line of decomposed and bleached shale, which at many points shows evidence of solfataric action.1896, Anthony Wayne Vogdes, A Bibliography Relating to the Geology, Palaeontology, and Mineral Resources
    • Besides the solfataric volcano Apo, the giant of the archipelago, there are some other volcanic cones lying in this region.1905, Census of the Philippine Islands

Forms of solfataric

comparativemore solfataric
superlativemost solfataric

Origin of solfataric

From solfatara + -ic.

Questions about solfataric

What does solfataric mean?
Solfataric means pertaining to or characterized by a solfatara.
What part of speech is solfataric?
Solfataric is an adjective.

Words near solfataric in the dictionary

  1. solfaing
  2. solfas
  3. solfatara
  4. solfataras
  5. solfatare
  6. solfataric
  7. solfege
  8. solfeges
  9. solfeggi
  10. solfeggio
  11. solfeggios

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