"cacogenic" meaning in English

See cacogenic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌkæk.əˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/ Forms: more cacogenic [comparative], most cacogenic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛnɪk 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.
    Sense id: en-cacogenic-en-adj-1zgeNpOl Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (archaic) Tending toward racial deterioration through weak or ineffective sexual selection. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-cacogenic-en-adj-VCnE-atX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with caco-, English terms suffixed with -genic, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with caco-: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -genic: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cacogenesis, cacogenics

Alternative forms

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