GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Hydrothermal (?), a. [Hydro-, 1 + thermal.]
1. Of or pertaining to hot water; -- used esp. with reference to the action of heated waters in dissolving, redepositing, and otherwise producing mineral changes within the crust of the globe.
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2. of, pertaining to, or using the hot waters or steam found at special locations within the earth's crust; as, “hydrothermal power generation”.
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