e|rup|tive

e|rup|tive
e|rup|tive «ih RUHP tihv», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. bursting forth; tending to burst forth.
2. causing the skin to break out: »

Measles is an eruptive disease.

3. Geology. of or formed by volcanic eruptions.
–n.
Geology. a rock formed or forced up by eruption: »

Basalts, rhyolites, andesites, and tuffs are examples of eruptives (White and Renner).

e|rup´tive|ly, adverb.

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