magmatic

adjective

mag·​mat·​ic (ˈ)mag¦matik 

(ˈ)maig-

: of, relating to, or derived from magma

water may fall originally as rain, or it may be magmatic water from the bowels of the earth which ascends to the surface as the steam of volcanoes or in hot springs

—National Geographic

compare meteoric

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary magmat- (from New Latin magmat-, magma) + -ic

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Rhymes for magmatic

• asthmatic
• chromatic
• climatic
• dogmatic
• dramatic
• ecstatic
• emphatic
• erratic
• eustatic
• fanatic
• hepatic
• lymphatic