Crossword-Solution: EPIGENE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Epigene | a. | Foreign; unnatural; unusual; -- said of forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which they are found. |
| Epigene | a. | Formed originating on the surface of the earth; -- opposed to hypogene; as, epigene rocks. |
We have 8 clues for the answer “EPIGENE”
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| Formed on earth's surface. | 1 answer |
| Formed on the earth's surface. | 1 answer |
| Formed on the surface of the earth. | 1 answer |
| Produced at the surface of the earth. | 1 answer |
| formed or taking place at or near the surface of the earth | 1 answer |
| Earth's surface | 6 answers |
| Earthling | 61 answers |
| Foreign | 69 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with EPIGENE (5)
Moreover, by its various movements, the sea occupies a prominent place among the epigene or superficial agents which produce geological changes on the surface of the globe.
Epigene or Surface Action: The changes produced on the superficial parts of the earth, chiefly by the circulation of air and water set in motion by the sun's heat.
The words destructive, reproductive and conservative, employed in describing the operations of the epigene agents, do not necessarily imply that anything useful to man is destroyed, reproduced or preserved.
Obviously the co-operation of the two great geological agencies of hypogene and epigene energy, which have been at work from the beginning of our globe's decipherable history, must have been the cause to which these features are to be assigned; and the task of the geologist is to ascertain, if possible, the part that has been taken by each.
The important share taken by erosion in the determination of the present features of landscape was then recognized, while a fuller appreciation of the relative parts played by the hypogene and epigene causes has gradually been reached.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 4 times in crossword archives (1951–1969).