- pneumatolytic
- adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1896 formed or forming by hot vapors or superheated liquids under pressure — used especially of minerals and ores
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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pneumatolytic — See pneumatolysis. * * * … Universalium
pneumatolytic — pneu·ma·to·lyt·ic … English syllables
pneumatolytic — /njumətoʊˈlɪtɪk/ (say nyoohmuhtoh litik) adjective relating to or formed by pneumatolysis …
pneumatolytic — |n(y)üməd.ō|lid.ik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pneumat + lytic : formed or forming by hot vapors or superheated liquids under pressure used especially of minerals and ores occurring in or near masses of igneous rock … Useful english dictionary
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pneumat- — or pneumato combining form Etymology: Greek, from pneumat , pneuma 1. air ; vapor ; gas < pneumatolytic > 2. respiration < pneumatophore > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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