blastogenic

adjective

blas·​to·​genic

" +

1

a

of somatic characters : originating in the germplasm compare somatogenic

b

of castes of social insects : determined genetically

—opposed to trophogenic

2

: promoting or initiating tissue proliferation

Word History

Etymology

blast- + -genic

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Rhymes for blastogenic

• allergenic
• androgenic
• antigenic
• authigenic
• autogenic
• biogenic
• bronchogenic
• chromogenic
• cryogenic
• echogenic
• estrogenic
• isogenic