exogenetic

[ ek-soh-juh-net-ik ]

adjective

1. Also ex·o·gen·ic [] Geology. arising from or relating to the surface of the earth ( endogenetic ).
2. exogenous ( defs 2, 3, 4 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of exogenetic¹

First recorded in 1870–75; exo- + -genetic