volcanian

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volcanian

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Directly from Latin Volcāniānus or from Latin Volcānius + -an within English, from Volcānus + -iānus (“-ian”) or -ius (“-y: forming adjectives”). Doublet of Vulcanian.

adjective more volcanian · most volcanian · Volcanian · volcanean

obsolete Synonym of volcanic, of or related to volcanoes and volcanism. The colours all inflam'd throughout her train, / She writh'd about, convuls'd with scarlet pain: / A deep volcanian yellow took the place / Of all her milder-mooned body's grace; [...]
Similar: volcanic, of or related to volcanoes and volcanism
historical Synonym of Vulcanian, of or related to former theories concerning the origin of crystalline minerals to subterranean fires.
Similar: Vulcanian, of or related to former theories concerning the origin of crystalline minerals t

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@misc{volcanian_2026,
  title = {volcanian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/volcanian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}