Meanings
adjectivecacogenic (comparative more cacogenic, superlative most cacogenic)
comparative more cacogenic · superlative most cacogenic
- medicineOf or relating to cacogenesis.
- archaicTending toward racial deterioration through weak or ineffective sexual selection.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivepertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cacogenic
Helleniccryogenicpathogenichygieniccarcinogenicanthropogenicschizophrenicantigenicallergenichypoallergenicmutagenicphotogenicbiogenicspleniclinolenichallucinogenicthermogeniconcogenicasthenicsthenicketogenicgenicgalenicfennec
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cacogenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacogenic
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“cacogenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacogenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cacogenic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacogenic.
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