endogenic adj 1: derived or originating internally [syn: {endogenous}, {endogenic}] [ant: {exogenic}, {exogenous}] 2: of rocks formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth; "endogenic rocks are not clastic" [syn: {endogenic}, {endogenetic}]
endogenetic \en`do*ge*net"ic\, endogenic \en`do*gen"ic\adj. 1. (Biol.) Relating to or arising from an internal process; same as {endogenous}. Syn: Syn. --. [WordNet 1.5 2. (Geol.) Relating to the interior of the earth; of or pertaining to a metamorphic process occurring within a planet. Opposed to {exogenetic}. Syn: endogenic. [PJC]