telogenetic

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adjective

Related to or arising during telogenesis, the process of erosion and oxidation that occurs when sedimentary rocks are subject to uplift.

“telogenetic porosity”

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Meanings

adjectivetelogenetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeographyRelated to or arising during telogenesis, the process of erosion and oxidation that occurs when sedimentary rocks are subject to uplift.

    telogenetic porosity

  2. not comparableanatomyRelated to or arising during telogenesis, the final growth state of a hair or feather follicle.

    telogenetic effluvium

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    Hair follicles in the telogenetic stage have small dermal papillae, which are separated from the bulb and are no longer covered by matrix cells.

    2006, Horst Erich König et al., Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Animals, 3rd edition, →ISBN, page 617

Origin

From telo- + genetic, thus "caused at the end". * Coined in the geological sense by Choquette & Lloyd (1970), "Geologic Nomenclature and Classification of Porosity in Sedimentary Carbonates", AAPG Bulletin 54.

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telogenetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telogenetic

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telogenetic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telogenetic.

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