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diagenesis definition

dia·gen·esis (dī′ə jen′ə sis)

noun

Geol. the physical, chemical, and biological changes in sediment from the time it is deposited until it is consolidated into sedimentary rock

Etymology: ModL: see dia- & -genesis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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