cacogenic

1. 1.

   pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced

   Synonymsdysgenic

Questions about cacogenic

What does cacogenic mean?

cacogenic means "pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced".

How many syllables are in cacogenic?

cacogenic has 4 syllables: ca-co-ge-nic. The stress falls on "ge".

What is another word for cacogenic?

Close synonyms include dysgenic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cacogenic a common word?

cacogenic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.