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vol•can•ic



Pronunciation: (vol-kan'ik), [key]
—adj.
1. of or pertaining to a volcano: a volcanic eruption.
2. discharged from or produced by volcanoes: volcanic mud.
3. characterized by the presence of volcanoes: a volcanic area.
4. suggestive of or resembling a volcano; potentially explosive; volatile: a volcanic temper.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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