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glaciogenic

glaciogenic adjective: that give rise to glaciers.

Adjective

glaciogenic (comparative more glaciogenic, superlative most glaciogenic)

  1. That give rise to glaciers.
  2. That seed ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.

Forms of glaciogenic

comparativemore glaciogenic
superlativemost glaciogenic

Origin of glaciogenic

From glacio- + -genic.

Questions about glaciogenic

What does glaciogenic mean?
Glaciogenic means that give rise to glaciers.
What part of speech is glaciogenic?
Glaciogenic is an adjective.

Words near glaciogenic in the dictionary

  1. glacioeustatic
  2. glacioeustatically
  3. glacioeustatism
  4. glaciofluvial
  5. glaciofluviatile
  6. glaciogenic
  7. glaciohydraulic
  8. glaciohydrologic
  9. glaciohydrological
  10. glaciohydrology
  11. glacioisostasy

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