antimagmatist

noun

an·​ti·​mag·​ma·​tist

plural -s

: one that believes that granite and other similar igneous rocks are formed in situ by a process called granitization rather than intruded as magma

Word History

Etymology

anti- entry 1 + New Latin magmat-, magma + English -ist

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