sclerogenous

adjective

scle·​rog·​e·​nous

skləˈräjənəs,

(ˈ)skli¦r-,

(ˈ)skle¦r-

variants or less commonly sclerogenic

¦sklirə¦jenik,

-ler-

: making or secreting hard tissue

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary scler- + -genous or -genic

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