eruptive
bursting forth, or tending to burst forth.
pertaining to or of the nature of an eruption.
Geology. an eruptive rock.
Origin of eruptive
1Other words from eruptive
- e·rup·tive·ly, adverb
- e·rup·tiv·i·ty, e·rup·tive·ness, noun
- non·e·rup·tive, adjective
- post·e·rup·tive, adjective
- pre·e·rup·tive, adjective
- pre·e·rup·tive·ly, adverb
- un·e·rup·tive, adjective
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How to use eruptive in a sentence
It was taken from the arm of a boy just before the commencement of the eruptive fever, and instantly inserted.
An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae | Edward JennerNo eruptive mountains, nor any traces of recent volcanic eruption, have yet been observed in any part of Australia.
Away to the east a group of eruptive mountains are seen—the Sierra La Sal.
An eruptive complaint, sometimes, at one period of my life, very severe.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages | William Andrus AlcottThe eruptive disease, however, and the rheumatic attacks, are not wholly removed; but they are greatly diminished.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages | William Andrus Alcott
British Dictionary definitions for eruptive
/ (ɪˈrʌptɪv) /
erupting or tending to erupt
resembling or of the nature of an eruption
(of rocks) formed from such products as ash and lava resulting from volcanic eruptions
(of a disease) characterized by skin eruptions
Derived forms of eruptive
- eruptively, adverb
- eruptivity or eruptiveness, noun
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