lithogenesy, litho genes I a

[Greek lithos stone, and genesis, genesia =birth; Fr. litho génésie.] That branch of science which deals with the origin of minerals composing the globe, and of the causes which have produced their form and disposition. 11-thog-en-ous, a . [Gr. lithos = stone, and gen nao = to produce; Fr. lithogène .] Producing or forming stone, a term applied to coral-forming animals.