cryptovolcanic

adjective

cryp·​to·​volcanic

¦krip(ˌ)tō+

of a rock structure

: produced by completely concealed volcanic activity

cryptovolcanism

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noun

cryptovolcano

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noun

Word History

Etymology

crypt- + volcanic

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

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