plutonism
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(′plüt·ən′iz·əm)
(geology) Pertaining to the processes associated with pluton formation. The theory that the earth formed by solidification of a molten mass.
(medicine) A disease caused by exposure to plutonium, manifested in experimental animals by graying of the hair, liver degeneration, and tumor formation.
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