Extrusive and Irruptive

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Extrusive adjective - Of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface.

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Irruptive is an antonym for extrusive.

Nearby Words: extrusion, extruder

Irruptive adjective - Of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro.

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Extrusive is an antonym for irruptive.

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