Hydrothermal

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hydrothermal \Hy`dro*ther"mal\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + thermal.]
     1. Of or pertaining to hot water; -- used esp. with reference
        to the action of heated waters in dissolving,
        redepositing, and otherwise producing mineral changes
        within the crust of the globe.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. of, pertaining to, or using the hot waters or steam found
        at special locations within the earth's crust; as,
        hydrothermal power generation.
        [PJC]