endogenic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
    

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