MAGMA
\mˈaɡmə], \mˈaɡmə], \m_ˈa_ɡ_m_ə]\
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Any crude mixture of mineral or organic matters in the state of a thin paste.
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A thick residuum obtained from certain substances after the fluid parts are expressed from them; the grounds which remain after treating a substance with any menstruum, as water or alcohol.
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A salve or confection of thick consistency.
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The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
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The glassy base of an eruptive rock.
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The amorphous or homogenous matrix or ground mass, as distinguished from well-defined crystals; as, the magma of porphyry.
By Oddity Software
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Any crude mixture of mineral or organic matters in the state of a thin paste.
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A thick residuum obtained from certain substances after the fluid parts are expressed from them; the grounds which remain after treating a substance with any menstruum, as water or alcohol.
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A salve or confection of thick consistency.
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The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
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The glassy base of an eruptive rock.
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The amorphous or homogenous matrix or ground mass, as distinguished from well-defined crystals; as, the magma of porphyry.
By Noah Webster.
By William R. Warner
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The thick residuum, obtained after expressing certain substances to extract the fluid parts from them. The grounds which remain after treating a substance with water, alcohol, or any other menstruum. Also, a salve of a certain consistence.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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