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lithogenesy

lithogenesy is the archaic form of lithogenesis.

Meaning of lithogenesis

Noun

lithogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The formation of sedimentary rock.
  2. The formation of calculi (stony concretions).

Questions about lithogenesy

What is lithogenesy the archaic form of?
Lithogenesy is the archaic form of lithogenesis.

Words near lithogenesy in the dictionary

  1. lithofellic acid
  2. lithofracteur
  3. lithofractor
  4. lithog.
  5. lithogenesis
  6. lithogenesy
  7. lithogenetic
  8. lithogenic
  9. lithogenicity
  10. lithogenous
  11. lithogeny

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lithogenesy (page history and authors); lithogenesis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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