Volcanist

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

  Volcanist \Vol"can*ist\, n. [Cf. F. volcaniste, vulcaniste.]
     1. One versed in the history and phenomena of volcanoes.
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     2. One who believes in the igneous, as opposed to the
        aqueous, origin of the rocks of the earth's crust; a


        vulcanist. Cf. {Neptunist}.
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