Produced or generated from within; self-generated or self-originating.
From 'autogenesis' plus the adjective suffix '-ic.' Used in geology and biology to describe processes occurring from internal sources rather than external causes.
Geologists use 'autogenetic' to describe how soil forms in place from weathered rock underneath it—versus 'allogenic' soils that blow in from elsewhere, a key distinction in understanding landscapes.
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