CACOGENICS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

cacogenics; dysgenics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("cacogenics" is a kind of...):

bioscience; life science (any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms)

Derivation:

cacogenic (pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced)

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