hydrothermal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɜːməl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hī′drə thûr′məl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hy•dro•ther•mal  (hī′drə thûr′məl),USA pronunciation adj. [Geol.]
  1. Geologynoting or pertaining to the action of hot, aqueous solutions or gases within or on the surface of the earth.
  • hydro-1 + thermal 1840–50
hy′dro•ther′mal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hydrothermal / ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɜːməl/
  1. of or relating to the action of water under conditions of high temperature, esp in forming rocks and minerals
'hydrothermal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bertrandite - cassiterite - galena - hydrothermal vent - tubeworm - uralite

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