ENDOGENIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does endogenic mean? 

• ENDOGENIC (adjective)
  The adjective ENDOGENIC has 2 senses:

1. derived or originating internally

2. of rocks formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth

  Familiarity information: ENDOGENIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENDOGENIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Derived or originating internally

Synonyms:

endogenic; endogenous

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

Synonyms:

endogenetic; endogenic

Context example:

endogenic rocks are not clastic

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)