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deuterogenic

deuterogenic adjective: of secondary origin (said of certain rocks whose material has been derived from older rocks).

Adjective

deuterogenic (not comparable)

  1. Of secondary origin (said of certain rocks whose material has been derived from older rocks).
    • deuterogenic deformations
    • deuterogenic processes

Origin of deuterogenic

From deutero- + -genic.

Questions about deuterogenic

What does deuterogenic mean?
Deuterogenic means of secondary origin (said of certain rocks whose material has been derived from older rocks).
What part of speech is deuterogenic?
Deuterogenic is an adjective.

Words near deuterogenic in the dictionary

  1. deuterocones
  2. deuteroformaldehyde
  3. deuterogamist
  4. deuterogamists
  5. deuterogamy
  6. deuterogenic
  7. deuterolearning
  8. deuterolysin
  9. deuterolysins
  10. deuteromycete
  11. deuteromycetes

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