Diagenesis

noun

/daɪəˈdʒɛnəsɪs/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounAll the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes.

Synonyms

eogenesis lithogenesy epigenesis pedogenesis telogenesis paragenesis chronogeny geoformation allocycle pedolith authigenesis eduction

Rhymes With

biogenesis pyogenesis

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