molten

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In deeper layers, high pressure keeps gases dissolved in the molten rock, but once that pressure decreases, these gases escape and create bubbles.

From Science Daily

Dropping the melter’s temperature can damage the melter’s insulation, or refractory, which can harden and become ineffective if the temperature cools while the melter holds molten glass.

From Seattle Times

Each model used different variables for the convection of molten material within the mantle.

From Scientific American

Three cars of hot asphalt and four cars of molten sulfur were in the river, officials said.

From New York Times

The eruption is a type referred to as a phreatoplinian volcano, which occurs when a huge amount of molten rock erupts through a thick layer of water.

From Scientific American