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fumarole
fu·ma·role [ fymə rl ] (plural fu·ma·roles)


noun 
Definition:
 
steam vent: a vent in a volcanic area from which steam and hot gases such as sulfur dioxide are emitted
[Early 19th century. Via Italian fumaruolo< late Latin fumariolum "vent, smoke-hole" < Latin fumus "smoke"]

fu·ma·rol·ic [ fymə róllik ] adjective
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