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metallogenesis

metallogenesis noun: the formation of distinct metal ores.

Noun

metallogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural metallogeneses)

  1. The formation of distinct metal ores

Forms of metallogenesis

pluralmetallogeneses

Origin of metallogenesis

From metallo- + -genesis.

Questions about metallogenesis

What does metallogenesis mean?
Metallogenesis means the formation of distinct metal ores.
What part of speech is metallogenesis?
Metallogenesis is a noun.
What is the plural of metallogenesis?
The plural of metallogenesis is metallogeneses.

Words near metallogenesis in the dictionary

  1. metalloform
  2. metalloforms
  3. metallofullerene
  4. metallofullerenes
  5. metallogeneses
  6. metallogenesis
  7. metallogenetic
  8. metallogenic
  9. metallogeny
  10. metallograph
  11. metallographer

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