cacogenics

[ kak-uh-jen-iks ]

noun(used with a singular verb)

Origin of cacogenics

1
First recorded in 1915–20; caco- + (eu)genics

Other words from cacogenics

  • cac·o·gen·ic, adjective

Words Nearby cacogenics

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British Dictionary definitions for cacogenics

cacogenics

/ (ˌkækəʊˈdʒɛnɪks) /


noun
  1. another name for dysgenics

Origin of cacogenics

1
C20: from caco- + eugenics

Derived forms of cacogenics

  • cacogenic, adjective

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