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CACOGENICS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)