Hydrothermal

created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:15:06

Hy`dro*ther"mal (?), a. [Hydro-, 1 + thermal.]

Of or pertaining to hot water; -- used esp. with reference to the action of heated waters in dissolving, redepositing, and otherwise producing mineral changes within the crust of the globe.

 

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