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extrusive

adjective more extrusive · most extrusive

  1. Jutting out; extruding.
  2. Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, on to the Earth's surface to lie atop existing rocks.

Similar: effusive

noun extrusives

  1. Rock which has been formed through volcanic extrusion.

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adj jutting out or extruding

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@misc{extrusive_2026,
  title = {extrusive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/extrusive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}