Hypogene
Pronunciation : Hyp"o*gene
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Pref. hypo- + the root of Gr. hypog?ne.] (Geol.)
Definition : Defn: 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
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