HYPOGENE

Etymology

Adjective

hypogene (not comparable)

(geology) Formed underground, often by ascending solutions.

Source: Wiktionary


Hyp"o*gene, a. Etym: [Pref. hypo- + the root of Gr. hypogène.] (Geol.)

Definition: Formed or crystallized at depths the earth's surface; -- said of granite, gneiss, and other rocks, whose crystallization is believed of have taken place beneath a great thickness of overlying rocks. Opposed to epigene.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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