igneous

  • (a) produced under conditions involving intense heat
    • igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma
    • igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone
    • pyrogenic strata
    pyrogenic, pyrogenous,
  • (a) produced by the action of fire or intense heat
    • rocks formed by igneous agents
    eruptive,
  • (s) like or suggestive of fire
    • a fiery desert wind
    • an igneous desert atmosphere
    fiery,

Synonyms

pyrogenic pyrogenous eruptive fiery

Antonyms

aqueous sedimentary

Words of close approximity

igneous rock