Adjective
a man with a volcanic temper that could go off at any moment
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Adjective
Incredible volcanic outpourings at what geologists call the Siberian Traps led to rapid global warming, ocean acidification, oxygen crashes and other effects that wiped out about more than 80 percent of species in the seas and more than 70 percent of land-dwelling vertebrate families.—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2024 The analysis revealed nearly pristine 3D imprints of the animals’ vaporized bodies inside chunks of volcanic rock, the scientists reported June 27 in the journal Science.—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 9 July 2024
Noun
The hot volcanic flow that buried the trilobites preserved impressions of soft tissues that typically don’t fossilize, including gut organs, antennae, feeding structures and clusters of sensory bristles, and tiny spines on the trilobites’ appendages.—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 9 July 2024 The grainy volcanic leaves acted as a gentle source of exfoliation.—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for volcanic
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