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

• tentages
• tentation
• tentations
• tentative
• tentatively
• tentativeness
• tentativenesses
• tentatives
• tent bed
• tent beds
• tent caterpillar
• tent caterpillars
• tent cloth
• tent coat
• tent coats
• tent dress
• tent dresses
• tented
• tenter
• tentered
• tenterhook
• tenterhooks
• tentering
• tenters
• tent-flies