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lithogeny

lithogeny noun: the formation of rock; lithogenesis.

Noun

lithogeny (uncountable)

  1. The formation of rock; lithogenesis.

Origin of lithogeny

From litho- + -geny.

Questions about lithogeny

What does lithogeny mean?
Lithogeny means the formation of rock; lithogenesis.
What part of speech is lithogeny?
Lithogeny is a noun.

Words near lithogeny in the dictionary

  1. lithogenesy
  2. lithogenetic
  3. lithogenic
  4. lithogenicity
  5. lithogenous
  6. lithogeny
  7. lithogeochemical
  8. lithogeochemistry
  9. lithoglyph
  10. lithoglyphic
  11. lithoglyphs

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