1. (Crystallog.)
Defn: Foreign; unnatural; unusual; — said of forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which they are found.
2. (Geol.)
Defn: Formed originating on the surface of the earth; — opposed to hypogene; as, epigene rocks.
EPIGENESIS
Ep`i*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + genesis.] (Biol.)
Defn: The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created entirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power of the parents. It is opposed to the theory of evolution, also to syngenesis.
EPIGENESIST
Ep`i*gen"e*sist, n. (Biol.)
Defn: One who believes in, or advocates the theory of, epigenesis.
EPIGENETIC
Ep`i*ge*net"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the epigenesis; produced according to the theory of epigenesis.