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paragenetic

paragenetic adjective: related to paragenesis.

Adjective

paragenetic (not comparable)

  1. related to paragenesis
    • In nature, Ni-Fe alloys are important phases in the paragenetic sequence of minerals that form during hydrothermal alteration of olivine-rich rocks (20 ).1999 August 13, Juske Horita, Michael E. Berndt, “Abiogenic Methane Formation and Isotopic Fractionation Under Hydrothermal Conditions”, in Science, volume 285, number 5430, →DOI, pages 1055–1057

Origin of paragenetic

From para- + genetic.

Words formed from paragenetic

Questions about paragenetic

What does paragenetic mean?
Paragenetic means related to paragenesis.
What part of speech is paragenetic?
Paragenetic is an adjective.

Words near paragenetic in the dictionary

  1. paragastrioceratid
  2. paragastrioceratids
  3. parage
  4. parageneses
  5. paragenesis
  6. paragenetic
  7. paragenetically
  8. paragenic
  9. paragenital
  10. parageosynclinal
  11. parageosyncline

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