"epigene" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From epi- + -gene. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|epi-|-gene|text=+|tree=1}} From epi- + -gene. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} epigene (not comparable)
  1. (crystallography) Foreign; unusual; not natural to the substance in which it was found. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-epigene-en-adj-hZOuWU-H Categories (other): Crystallography, English terms prefixed with epi-, English terms suffixed with -gene Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with epi-: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gene: 57 43 Topics: chemistry, crystallography, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (mineralogy) Of or pertaining to the region just below the surface of the earth. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-epigene-en-adj-byf2abMT Categories (other): Mineralogy, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with epi-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with epi-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 15 85 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hypogene [mineralogy, geology, chemistry, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, geography]
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