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Webster 1913 Edition


Solfatara

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Solˊfa-ta′ra

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Noun.
[It., from
solfo
brimstone, sulphur, L.
sulfur
, E.
sulphur
.]
(Geol.)
A volcanic area or vent which yields only sulphur vapors, steam, and the like. It represents the stages of the volcanic activity.