"cacogenic" meaning in All languages combined

See cacogenic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌkækəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ Forms: more cacogenic [comparative], most cacogenic [superlative]
Etymology: caco- + -genic Etymology templates: {{confix|en|caco|genic}} caco- + -genic Head templates: {{en-adj}} cacogenic (comparative more cacogenic, superlative most cacogenic)
  1. (medicine) Of or relating to cacogenesis. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-cacogenic-en-adj-1zgeNpOl Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (archaic) Tending toward racial deterioration through bad sexual selection. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-cacogenic-en-adj-iobBLhRL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with caco-, English terms suffixed with -genic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with caco-: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -genic: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cacogenesis

Alternative forms

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