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ENDOGENIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Derived or originating internally
Synonyms:
endogenic; endogenous
Classified under:
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:
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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