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eogenesis

eogenesis noun: an early stage of diagenesis close to the deposition environment, where original liquid is still in contact with the sediment.

Noun

eogenesis (uncountable)

  1. An early stage of diagenesis close to the deposition environment, where original liquid is still in contact with the sediment.

Origin of eogenesis

From eo- + genesis.

Questions about eogenesis

What does eogenesis mean?
Eogenesis means an early stage of diagenesis close to the deposition environment, where original liquid is still in contact with the sediment.
What part of speech is eogenesis?
Eogenesis is a noun.

Words near eogenesis in the dictionary

  1. EOFs
  2. EOFY
  3. EOFYS
  4. EOG
  5. Eogene
  6. eogenesis
  7. eogenetic
  8. Eoghan
  9. EOGs
  10. eogyrinid
  11. eogyrinids

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