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metallogenic

metallogenic adjective: of or pertaining to metallogeny.

Adjective

metallogenic (comparative more metallogenic, superlative most metallogenic)

  1. Of or pertaining to metallogeny.
  2. Occurring in an ore as a native metal rather than as a compound such as silicate, carbonate etc.

Forms of metallogenic

comparativemore metallogenic
superlativemost metallogenic

Origin of metallogenic

From metallo- + -genic.

Questions about metallogenic

What does metallogenic mean?
Metallogenic means of or pertaining to metallogeny.
What part of speech is metallogenic?
Metallogenic is an adjective.

Words near metallogenic in the dictionary

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

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