"epigene" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From epi- + -gene. Etymology templates: {{af|en|epi-|-gene}} 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 Categories (topical): Crystallography
    Sense id: en-epigene-en-adj-hZOuWU-H Categories (other): English terms prefixed with epi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with epi-: 47 53 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 Categories (topical): Mineralogy
    Sense id: en-epigene-en-adj-byf2abMT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with epi-, English terms suffixed with -gene, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with epi-: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gene: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 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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