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syn·ge·net·ic | \ ¦sinjə̇¦netik \
variants:
or less commonly syngenic \ (ˈ)sin¦jenik , sənˈj- \
Definition of syngenetic
1 : of, relating to, or formed by syngenesis
2 : formed at the same time as the enclosing rock
—used of ore deposits — compare epigenetic
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