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ex·tru·sive (

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v, -z

adj.

1. Tending to push or thrust out.

2. Tending to protrude or project.

3. Derived from magma poured out or ejected at the earth's surface. Used of igneous rocks.

extrusive [ɪkˈstruːsɪv]

adj

1. tending to extrude

2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (of igneous rocks) formed from magma issuing from volcanoes or cracks in the earth's crust; volcanic Compare intrusive [2]

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Adj.

extrusive - of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface

geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

intrusive - of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock

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