igneous

Meaning

  1. Pertaining to or having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire.
  2. Resulting from, or produced by, great heat. With rocks, it could also mean formed from lava or magma.

Hyphenated as
ig‧ne‧ous
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪɡ.ni.əs/
Etymology

From Latin igneus (“fiery”).

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