English Explanatory Dictionary

telogenetic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Related to or arising during telogenesis, the process of erosion and oxidation that occurs when sedimentary rocks are subject to uplift.
  2. Related to or arising during telogenesis, the final growth state of a hair or feather follicle.

Word forms

telogenetic

Etymology

From telo- + genetic, thus "caused at the end". * Coined in the geological sense by Choquette & Lloyd (1970), "Geologic Nomenclature and Classification of Porosity in Sedimentary Carbonates", AAPG Bulletin 54.

Related words

diagenetic telogenesis teleogenetic telogenic

Derived words

telogenetically
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