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ENDOGENIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Derived or originating internally

Synonyms:

endogenic; endogenous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

exogenic (derived or originating externally)

Derivation:

endogen (a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of rocks formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth

Example:

endogenic rocks are not clastic

Synonyms:

endogenetic; endogenic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

integrative (combining and coordinating diverse elements into a whole)

Domain category:

geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)

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