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paragenic

paragenic adjective: originating in the character of the germ, or at the first commencement of an individual; said of peculiarities of structure, character, etc.

Adjective

paragenic (not comparable)

  1. Originating in the character of the germ, or at the first commencement of an individual; said of peculiarities of structure, character, etc.
  2. Pertaining to the sequence and conditions under which minerals or mineral assemblages form in relation to one another.

Origin of paragenic

From para- + -genic.

Questions about paragenic

What does paragenic mean?
Paragenic means originating in the character of the germ, or at the first commencement of an individual; said of peculiarities of structure, character, etc.
What part of speech is paragenic?
Paragenic is an adjective.

Words near paragenic in the dictionary

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

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