plutonism

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Synonyms: plutonium, platonism, plutonist, putanism, plutonic, plutonian, platonist, bletonism, teutonism, plutons, plotinism

Antonyms: plutonium, platonism, plutonist, putanism, plutonic, plutonian, platonist, bletonism, teutonism, plutons, plotinism

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Noun

1. The old [[geological]] [[theory]] that the [[rock]]s forming the [[Earth]] were formed in [[fire]] by [[volcanic]] activity, with a continuing gradual process of [[weather]]ing and [[erosion]], then [[deposit]]ed on the sea bed, re-formed into [[layer]]s of [[sedimentary rock]] by [[heat]] and [[pressure]], and raised again.

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