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- proper noun historical The belief, held mostly in the 18th century, that rocks were formed in fire. This theory was a rival theory to
Neptunism .
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In the sea, autotrophic respiration is thought to account for about 58 Pg of the dissolved inorganic carbon in surface waters each year, with the contribution of heterotrophic respiration being 34 Pg C. Vulcanism
Carbon dioxide 2010
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We got enough, and Mr. Abrams made sure even those who don't know the tenets of Vulcanism or every facet of Starfleet etiquette could follow along and have a good time.
Oh, J.J. Abrams, What Can't You Do? Star Trek Kinda Blew Our Mind! 2009
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But now what kind of Vulcanism would it touch off if Spock could neither master nor deny what McCoy had seen in the clearing?
TRIANGLE SONDRA MARSHAK 2009
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What deadly Vulcanism did Sola and Spock know about, which Kirk did not?
TRIANGLE SONDRA MARSHAK 2009
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But now what kind of Vulcanism would it touch off if Spock could neither master nor deny what McCoy had seen in the clearing?
TRIANGLE SONDRA MARSHAK 2009
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But now what kind of Vulcanism would it touch off if Spock could neither master nor deny what McCoy had seen in the clearing?
TRIANGLE SONDRA MARSHAK 2009
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What deadly Vulcanism did Sola and Spock know about, which Kirk did not?
TRIANGLE SONDRA MARSHAK 2009
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What deadly Vulcanism did Sola and Spock know about, which Kirk did not?
TRIANGLE SONDRA MARSHAK 2009
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See, the landing party gets sent through the machine by accident, and Spock ends up with McCoy in this ice age place, way far back, and starts reverting into prehistoric Vulcanism.
Jeffrey Shaffer: Presidential Power: The Final Frontier 2008
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Vulcanism, unpredictable climatic shifts ... the whole nine yards!
The City Who Fought McCaffrey, Anne 1993
deinonychus commented on the word Vulcanism
Also called Plutonism (or plutonism?).
February 3, 2012