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adj
Related to or arising during telogenesis, the process of erosion and oxidation that occurs when sedimentary rocks are subject to uplift.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Related to or arising during telogenesis, the final growth state of a hair or feather follicle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From telo- + genetic, thus "caused at the end". * Coined in the geological sense by Choquette & Lloyd (1970), "Geologic Nomenclature and Classification of Porosity in Sedimentary Carbonates", AAPG Bulletin 54.
