PHREATIC


Meaning of PHREATIC in English

[phre.at.ic] adj [Gk phreat-, phrear well; akin to Arm albiwr spring, OHG brunno--more at burn] (ca. 1890) 1: of, relating to, or being groundwater

2: of, relating to, or being an explosion caused by steam derived from groundwater

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