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noun

Magma n.

Any crude mixture of mineral or organic matters in the state of a thin paste.

(Med.)

(a)

A thick residuum obtained from certain substances after the fluid parts are expressed from them; the grounds which remain after treating a substance with any menstruum, as water or alcohol.

(b)

A salve or confection of thick consistency.

(Geol.)

(a)

The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.

(b)

The glassy base of an eruptive rock.

(Chem.) The amorphous or homogenous matrix or ground mass, as distinguished from well-defined crystals; as, the magma of porphyry.

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Etymology of 'Magma'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Magma" Quotes from Famous Books

... the power is brought into the machine continuously, no shifting of belts or ungearing is necessary; and that there are less of the dangers incident to variable motion, either in the machine itself or the belting or gearing. The magma (the mixture of crystalline sugar and sirup) is fed in gradually, by which means it is more likely to assume a position of equilibrium ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 • Various

Words linked to "Magma" : rock, stone