Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

authigenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
au-thi-genic
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Generated where it is found or observed.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὖθι (aûthi, “on the spot”) + -genic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

authigenically nonauthigenic

Frequently Paired Words

allogenic

Questions

What does authigenic mean?
Generated where it is found or observed.
Where does authigenic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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