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seismogenic

seismogenic adjective: capable of causing earthquakes.

Adjective

seismogenic (comparative more seismogenic, superlative most seismogenic)

  1. Capable of causing earthquakes.

Forms of seismogenic

comparativemore seismogenic
superlativemost seismogenic

Origin of seismogenic

From seismo- + -genic.

Words formed from seismogenic

Phrases with seismogenic

Questions about seismogenic

What does seismogenic mean?
Seismogenic means capable of causing earthquakes.
What part of speech is seismogenic?
Seismogenic is an adjective.

Words near seismogenic in the dictionary

  1. seismocardiography
  2. seismochronograph
  3. seismochronographs
  4. seismogeneses
  5. seismogenesis
  6. seismogenic
  7. seismogenic layer
  8. seismogenic layers
  9. seismogenic zone
  10. seismogenic zones
  11. seismogram

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