plutonist

noun

plu·​to·​nist

ˈplütᵊnə̇st

plural -s

: an adherent of the theory that the igneous rocks have solidified from magmas, some of them at great depth below the surface

—opposed to neptunist

Word History

Etymology

plutonic + -ist

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