ENDOGENY

endogeny

(noun) a geological phenomenon below the surface of the earth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

endogeny (countable and uncountable, plural endogenies)

Growth from within.

Source: Wiktionary


En*dog"e*ny, n. Etym: [See Endogenesis.] (Biol.)

Definition: Growth from within; multiplication of cells by endogenous division, as in the development of one or more cells in the interior of a parent cell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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