Igneous - Definition
igneous
adj 1: 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" [syn:
igneous, pyrogenic, pyrogenous]
2: produced by the action of fire or intense heat; "rocks formed
by igneous agents" [syn: igneous, eruptive] [ant:
aqueous, sedimentary]
3: like or suggestive of fire; "a fiery desert wind"; "an
igneous desert atmosphere" [syn: fiery, igneous]