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metallogeny

metallogeny noun: the branch of geology concerned with the study of the formation of mineral deposits.

Noun

metallogeny (uncountable)

  1. The branch of geology concerned with the study of the formation of mineral deposits

Origin of metallogeny

From metallo- + -geny.

Questions about metallogeny

What does metallogeny mean?
Metallogeny means the branch of geology concerned with the study of the formation of mineral deposits.
What part of speech is metallogeny?
Metallogeny is a noun.

Words near metallogeny in the dictionary

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

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