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eruptive

Pronunciation: /ɪˈrʌptɪv/
Definition of eruptive

adjective

  • 1relating to or formed by volcanic activity:a history of the eruptive activity in an area
  • 2producing or characterized by eruptions:an acute eruptive disease

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