leptogenic

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adjective

Causing weight loss

“With leptogenic drugs, he lost the weight he gained because of his treatment.”

Opposite
obesogenic
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Meanings

adjectiveleptogenic (comparative more leptogenic, superlative most leptogenic)

comparative more leptogenic · superlative most leptogenic

  1. Causing weight loss

    With leptogenic drugs, he lost the weight he gained because of his treatment.

  2. Pertaining to leptogenesis, the creation of leptons

    Some of these leptogenic models of supersymmetry could even be probed by the LHC.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
obesogenic

Origin

From lepto- + -genic.

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Translations

Finnish laihduttava, painoa pudottava
  • laihduttavacausing weight loss
  • painoa pudottavacausing weight loss
French leptogène
  • leptogènecausing weight loss
German schlankheitsfördernd
  • schlankheitsförderndcausing weight loss
Cite this entry
APA

leptogenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptogenic

MLA

“leptogenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptogenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leptogenic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptogenic.

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