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fumarole
fu·ma·role
[
fymə rl
]
(
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
[
fymə róllik
]
adjective
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