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cacogenics

noun plural but usually singular in construction
caco·​gen·​ics

Definition of cacogenics 

1 : dysgenics

2 : cacogenesis sense 2

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First Known Use of cacogenics

1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for cacogenics

cac- + -genics (as in eugenics)

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