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PLUTONIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro
Synonyms:
irruptive; plutonic
Classified under:
Similar:
intrusive (of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock)
Derivation:
pluton (large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth)
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