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subvolcanic

subvolcanic adjective: beneath a volcano.

Adjective

subvolcanic (not comparable)

  1. Beneath a volcano.
  2. Intrusive, but having grain size and texture intermediate between volcanic and plutonic rocks.

Synonyms of subvolcanic

Origin of subvolcanic

From sub- + volcanic.

Questions about subvolcanic

What does subvolcanic mean?
Subvolcanic means beneath a volcano.
What part of speech is subvolcanic?
Subvolcanic is an adjective.

Words near subvolcanic in the dictionary

  1. subvocalizer
  2. subvocalizers
  3. subvocalizes
  4. subvocalizing
  5. subvocally
  6. subvolcanic
  7. subvolcanite
  8. subvolcanites
  9. subvolume
  10. subvolumes
  11. subvote

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