anorogenic

adjective

an·​or·​o·​gen·​ic

¦aˌnȯ(ˌ)rō¦jenik

variants or less commonly anorogenetic

¦⸗ˌ⸗(ˌ)⸗jə¦netik

geology

: free from mountain-making disturbance

an anorogenic period

Word History

Etymology

an- + orogenic, orogenetic

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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