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Hydrothermal adj.

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.

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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Etymology of 'Hydrothermal'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... Metamorphic Limestone. Origin of the metamorphic Strata. Their Stratification. Fossiliferous Strata near intrusive Masses of Granite converted into Rocks identical with different Members of the metamorphic Series. Arguments hence derived as to the Nature of Plutonic Action. Hydrothermal Action, or the Influence of Steam and Gases in producing Metamorphism. Objections to the ...

— The Student's Elements of Geology • Sir Charles Lyell