Definition of Cacogenics

1. Noun. The study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced.

Exact synonyms: Dysgenics
Generic synonyms: Bioscience, Life Science
Derivative terms: Cacogenic, Dysgenic
Antonyms: Eugenics

Definition of Cacogenics

1. Noun. (medicine) The opposite of eugenics; the aggregation of factors, through adverse sexual selection, tending to promote the deterioration of the race. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cacogenics

cacodylic acid
cacodyls
cacodæmon
cacodæmonic
cacodæmons
cacoepies
cacoepist
cacoepistic
cacoepists
cacoepy
cacoethes
cacoethic
cacogastric
cacogenesis
cacogeusia
cacographer
cacographers
cacographic
cacographical
cacographies
cacography
cacolet
cacolets
cacology
cacomistle
cacomistles
cacomixl

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