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phreatic
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/ friˈæt ɪk /
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adjective Geology.
noting or pertaining to groundwater.
noting or pertaining to explosive volcanic activity involving steam derived from groundwater: a phreatic explosion.
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Origin of phreatic
Words nearby phreatic
phrase structure tree, phrasing, phratry, phreak, phreaking, phreatic, phreatic zone, phreatophyte, phren-, phrenetic, -phrenia
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British Dictionary definitions for phreatic
phreatic
/ (frɪˈætɪk) /
adjective
Word Origin for phreatic
C19: from Greek phrear a well
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