cacogenics

[ kak-uh-jen-iks ]
/ ˌkæk əˈdʒɛn ɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

dysgenics.

Origin of cacogenics

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

OTHER WORDS FROM cacogenics

cac·o·gen·ic, adjective

Words nearby cacogenics

cacodylate, cacodylic, cacodylic acid, cacoepy, cacoethes, cacogenics, cacogeusia, cacography, cacology, cacomelia, cacomistle

Example sentences from the Web for cacogenic

  • The first type of family is often termed aristogenic and the second or defective type, cacogenic.

    Being Well-Born |Michael F. Guyer

British Dictionary definitions for cacogenic

cacogenics
/ (ˌkækəʊˈdʒɛnɪks) /

noun

another name for dysgenics

Derived forms of cacogenics

cacogenic, adjective

Word Origin for cacogenics

C20: from caco- + eugenics