geogenic
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resulting from geological processes.
Example Sentences
- "Geogenic emissions are primarily the result of oil or natural gas seeps and soil wind erosion. In addition, lightning may also be a significant contributor to natural NO₂ emissions in an inventory area. Volcanoes and fumaroles (i.e., vapor or gas vents in a volcanic region) can be additional sources of geogenic emissions."
Etymology
From geogeny + -ic.
Word Breakdown
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Geology.
Inflected Forms
more geogenic (comparative)
most geogenic (superlative)