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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ejecta /ɪˈdʒɛktə/

▶plural noun [often treated as sing.] Geology & Astronomy material that is forced or thrown out, in particular as a result of volcanic eruption or meteoritic impact.

– origin C19: from L., ‘things thrown out’, neut. pl. of ejectus, from eicere (see eject).

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