: a volcanic rock
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Adjective
a man with a volcanic temper that could go off at any moment
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
There’s a volcanic hot disc, an icy cold disc, an aquatic disc, and a verdant blush disc.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 27 May 2025
Matt Fuchs, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
But the inclusion of these uninhabited volcanic outposts raised eyebrows.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The team notes that the gases are chemically indistinguishable from gases present in volcanic rocks from Hawaiʻi, where volcanism is fueled by a mantle plume.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
There’s a volcanic hot disc, an icy cold disc, an aquatic disc, and a verdant blush disc.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 27 May 2025
Noun
However, older toilets that are less energy-efficient are borderline volcanic, spewing the particles six feet in every direction, Reynolds says.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
But the inclusion of these uninhabited volcanic outposts raised eyebrows.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Volcanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volcanic. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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