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cosmogenic

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cos·mo·gen·ic  (kzm-jnk)
adj.
Produced by cosmic rays.
[cosm(ic ray) + -genic.]
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Adj.1.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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Cosmic rays, in addition to CCN, also generate the so-called cosmogenic nuclides, such as beryllium-10, carbon-14 and chlorine-36.
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On the other hand, the kind of cosmogenic art that interests me engages the mind and makes claim on deep truths that are revealed at a certain time and place.
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The helium-3 isotope indeed isn't radioactive, but it is cosmogenic.
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