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tephra

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɛ.fɹə/Sorted aehprtStarts with TEnds with A0 clues
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Definitions

  1. The solid material thrown into the air by a volcanic eruption that settles on the surrounding areas.

Word origin

From the Ancient Greek τέφρα (téphra, “ash”).

Used in a sentence

  • The sky would have darkened with sheer volume of ash, the grapes would have withered upon the vine; misfortune would have fallen with the inexorability of volcanic tephra upon rich and poor alike.
  • Tephra could encourage phytoplankton blooms that could potentially sequester huge amounts of carbon dioxide

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