"pyroclast" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pyroclasts [plural]
Etymology: pyro- + -clast Etymology templates: {{confix|en|pyro|clast}} pyro- + -clast Head templates: {{en-noun}} pyroclast (plural pyroclasts)
  1. (geology) Solid matter ejected into the air by an active volcano. Categories (topical): Geology Related terms: pyroclastic Translations (geology: solid matter ejected into the air by an active volcano): pireaclast [masculine] (Irish), piroclasto [masculine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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