cos·mo·gen·ic

(kŏz′mə-jĕn′ĭk)

adj.

Produced by interaction with cosmic rays.

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cosmogenic

(ˌkɒzməˈdʒɛnɪk)

adj

(of an isotope) produced by cosmic rays

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cosmogenic - pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe; "cosmologic science"; "cosmological redshift"; "cosmogonic theories of the origin of the universe"

cosmogonic, cosmogonical, cosmologic, cosmological

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