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extrusive

DEFINITIONS OF: extrusive

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adj of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface

Synonyms
volcanic
igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt
Antonyms:
intrusive
of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock
irruptive, plutonic
of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro
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