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lithogenic

lithogenic adjective: promoting the formation of calculi.

Adjective

lithogenic (comparative more lithogenic, superlative most lithogenic)

  1. Promoting the formation of calculi.
  2. Involved in or leading to the formation of rocks.

Forms of lithogenic

comparativemore lithogenic
superlativemost lithogenic

Origin of lithogenic

From litho- + -genic.

Words formed from lithogenic

Questions about lithogenic

What does lithogenic mean?
Lithogenic means promoting the formation of calculi.
What part of speech is lithogenic?
Lithogenic is an adjective.

Words near lithogenic in the dictionary

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

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