petrogenesis

noun

pet·​ro·​gen·​e·​sis ˌpe-trō-ˈje-nə-səs 

: the origin or formation of rocks

petrogenetic

ˌpe-trō-jə-ˈne-tik 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Petrogenese or Petrogenesis, from petro- petro- + -genese, -genesis genesis

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for petrogenesis

• biogenesis
• diagenesis
• histogenesis
• lipogenesis
• morphogenesis
• mutagenesis
• neurogenesis
• oncogenesis
• ontogenesis
• paragenesis
• pathogenesis
• thermogenesis