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Definition of: igneous
(ig′nē·əs) adjective
1. Pertaining to or resembling fire.
2. Geol. Formed by the action of a fusing heat within the earth: said especially of rocks consolidated from a molten state: distinguished from sedimentary. [<L igneus <ignis fire]
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