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authigenic

authigenic adjective: generated where it is found or observed.

Adjective

authigenic (not comparable)

  1. Generated where it is found or observed.

Origin of authigenic

From Ancient Greek αὖθι (aûthi, “on the spot”) + -genic.

Words formed from authigenic

Questions about authigenic

What does authigenic mean?
Authigenic means generated where it is found or observed.
What part of speech is authigenic?
Authigenic is an adjective.

Words near authigenic in the dictionary

  1. authentique
  2. authentiquely
  3. authigene
  4. authigenesis
  5. authigenetic
  6. authigenic
  7. authigenically
  8. authigenicity
  9. authigenous
  10. authing
  11. authochtonous

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