paragenesis

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ -genesis.

Noun

paragenesis (countable and uncountable, plural parageneses)

  1. (geology) An ordered chronological sequence of mineral formations.
  2. (geology) The formation of minerals in contact, so as to affect one another's development.
  3. (biology) Hybridism.
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