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Phreatic vs Phrentic - What's the difference?

phreatic | phrentic |

As adjectives the difference between phreatic and phrentic

is that phreatic is (geology) of or pertaining to ground water while phrentic is .

phreatic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (geology) Of or pertaining to ground water

    • Derived terms

    * phreatic cycle * phreatic eruption * phreatic gas * phreatic water

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    phrentic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * phrenetic

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
    • Fantastic images, a various train,
    Burst from the glowing prison of the brain;
    And while the raptur'd Bard records their birth,
    His phrentic eye glances from heaven to earth.     — Joseph Blacket.
    (Webster 1913)