hydrothermal
adjective
hy·dro·ther·mal
ˌhī-drə-ˈthər-məl 
: of or relating to hot water
—used especially of the formation of minerals by hot solutions rising from a cooling magma
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On May 31, 2025, a webcam in Yellowstone National Park detected a small explosion in the Biscuit Basin Area—the same zone that suffered an unexpectedly destructive hydrothermal eruption less than a year ago.
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Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
Possibility of Life on Other Planets Their research also showed that during the time the hydrothermal system functioned, the type of marine life mainly comprised of plankton species adapted to high-nutrient environments.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2025
The company’s patented hydrothermal technology separates and recovers polyester and cotton from blended textiles, which make up 77 percent of the global textile market.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 19 May 2025
Rather, magma, gases and briny fluids were interacting in a hydrothermal network — a system with activities that were not fully understood — to produce the volcano’s zombie rumblings.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
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Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
Possibility of Life on Other Planets Their research also showed that during the time the hydrothermal system functioned, the type of marine life mainly comprised of plankton species adapted to high-nutrient environments.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2025
The company’s patented hydrothermal technology separates and recovers polyester and cotton from blended textiles, which make up 77 percent of the global textile market.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 19 May 2025
Rather, magma, gases and briny fluids were interacting in a hydrothermal network — a system with activities that were not fully understood — to produce the volcano’s zombie rumblings.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
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“Hydrothermal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrothermal. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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