cacogenics

[ kak-uh-jen-iks ]

/ ˌkæk əˈdʒɛn ɪks /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

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Origin of cacogenics

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

OTHER WORDS FROM cacogenics

cac·o·gen·ic, adjective

Words nearby cacogenics

cacodyl group, cacodylic, cacodylic acid, cacoepy, cacoëthes, cacogenics, cacography, cacology, cacomistle, caconym, cacophonous

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British Dictionary definitions for cacogenics

cacogenics

/ (ˌkækəʊˈdʒɛnɪks) /

noun

another name for dysgenics

Derived forms of cacogenics

cacogenic, adjective

Word Origin for cacogenics

C20: from caco- + eugenics

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