Plutonic synonyms

plo͝o-tŏn'ĭk

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igneous
Produced by the action of fire; specif., formed by volcanic action or intense heat, as intrusive or extrusive rock solidified from molten magma or lava
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abyssal
Of or having to do with an abyss
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infernal
Stygian, gloomy.
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cimmerian
Characteristic of Cimmeria; especially describing particularly dense darkness etc.
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irruptive
(Geology) Intrusive.
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felsic (related)
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granitic (related)
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gneiss (related)
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dalradian (related)
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metasediments (related)
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metamorphic (related)
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calc-alkaline (related)
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Plutonic Sentence Examples

  • They are, first, plutonic rocks, especially granite; secondly, volcanic rocks, chiefly trachyte and dolerite; and thirdly, palaeozoic schists.

  • Granite, diorite and other plutonic rocks hem in the winding upper valleys of the Kisogawa, the Saigawa (Shinano river) and many other rivers of this province, their clear water running over granite.

  • In the neighbourhood of intrusive granites and similar plutonic igneous rocks, slates undergo "contact alteration," and great changes ensue in their appearance, structure and mineral composition.

  • But why was a Plutonic Serapis selected rather than another god to furnish the Egyptian element to the chief divinity of Alexandria?

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