paragenesis /par-ə-jenˈi-sis/ or paragenesia /par-ə-jin-ēˈzi-ə/ (geology)

1. The order in which minerals have developed in a given mass of rock
2. The development of minerals in such close contact that their formation is affected and they become a joined mass

paragenetˈic adjective

• whale shark
• whale sharks
• whaling
• whaling-gun
• whaling-guns
• whaling-master
• whaling-masters
• whaling-port
• whaling-ports
• whalings
• whally
• wham
• wham bam thank you ma'am
• whammed
• whammies
• whamming
• whammo
• whammos
• whammy
• whample
• whamples
• whams
• whanau
• whanaus
• whang