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58 Adjectives That End With ENIC

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Word Definitions Synonyms
acetylenic (adjective) of or related to acetylene
acrogenic (adjective) pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem Synonyms: acrogenous
allergenic (adjective) relating to or having the effect of an allergen
androgenic (adjective) of or related to the male hormone androgen
anorexigenic (adjective) causing loss of appetite Synonyms: anorectic
anthropogenic (adjective) of or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings Synonyms: anthropogenetic
antigenic (adjective) of or relating to antigens
asthenic (adjective) having a slender physique
(adjective) lacking energy or vitality Synonyms: adynamic, debilitated, enervated
autogenic (adjective) originating within the body Synonyms: autogenous
axenic (adjective) (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions
(adjective) (used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms
biogenic (adjective) produced by living organisms or biological processes
(adjective) essential for maintaining the fundamental life processes
cacogenic (adjective) pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced Synonyms: dysgenic
calisthenic (adjective) of or relating to calisthenics
carcinogenic (adjective) causing or tending to cause cancer
collagenic (adjective) relating to or consisting of collagen Synonyms: collagenous
cosmogenic (adjective) pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe Synonyms: cosmogonic, cosmogonical, cosmologic, cosmological
cryogenic (adjective) of or relating to very low temperatures
cyanogenic (adjective) capable of producing cyanide Synonyms: cyanogenetic
cytopathogenic (adjective) of or relating to or causing pathological changes in cells
dysgenic (adjective) pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced Synonyms: cacogenic
ecumenic (adjective) concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions Synonyms: ecumenical, oecumenic, oecumenical
endogenic (adjective) derived or originating internally Synonyms: endogenous
(adjective) of rocks formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth Synonyms: endogenetic
estrogenic (adjective) relating to or caused by estrogen
eugenic (adjective) pertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring produced
exogenic (adjective) derived or originating externally Synonyms: exogenous
genic (adjective) of or relating to or produced by or being a gene Synonyms: genetic, genetical
glycogenic (adjective) of or relating to or involving glycogen
haematogenic (adjective) pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells Synonyms: haematopoietic, haemopoietic, hematogenic, hematopoietic, hemopoietic
hallucinogenic (adjective) capable of producing hallucinations
hebephrenic (adjective) suffering from a form of schizophrenia characterized by foolish mannerisms and senseless laughter along with delusions and regressive behavior
hematogenic (adjective) pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells Synonyms: haematogenic, haematopoietic, haemopoietic, hematopoietic, hemopoietic
hygienic (adjective) tending to promote or preserve health Synonyms: hygienical
iatrogenic (adjective) induced by a physician's words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment)
icterogenic (adjective) producing jaundice
immunogenic (adjective) possessing the ability to elicit an immune response
irenic (adjective) conducive to peace
lactogenic (adjective) inducing lactation
lysogenic (adjective) capable of producing or undergoing lysis
(adjective) of or relating to lysogeny
monogenic (adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by a single pair of genes
mutagenic (adjective) capable of inducing mutation (used mainly of extracellular factors such as X-rays or chemical pollution)
neotenic (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by neoteny Synonyms: neotenous
neurasthenic (adjective) of or relating to or suffering from neurasthenia
neurogenic (adjective) arising in or stimulated by nerve tissues
oecumenic (adjective) concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions Synonyms: ecumenic, ecumenical, oecumenical
pathogenic (adjective) able to cause disease Synonyms: infective, morbific
philhellenic (adjective) characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things Synonyms: Graecophile, Graecophilic, philhellene
photogenic (adjective) looking attractive in photographs
phrenic (adjective) of or relating to the diaphragm
polygenic (adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
psychogenic (adjective) of or relating to the psychological cause of a disorder Synonyms: psychogenetic
(adjective) mental or emotional rather than physiological in origin
pyogenic (adjective) producing pus
pyrogenic (adjective) produced under conditions involving intense heat Synonyms: igneous, pyrogenous
(adjective) produced by or producing fever Synonyms: pyrogenetic, pyrogenous
scenic (adjective) of or relating to the stage or stage scenery
(adjective) used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery
schizophrenic (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia Synonyms: schizoid
(adjective) suffering from some form of schizophrenia
somatogenic (adjective) of or arising from physiological causes rather than being psychogenic in origin Synonyms: somatogenetic
splenic (adjective) of or relating to the spleen Synonyms: lienal, splenetic
teratogenic (adjective) of or relating to substances or agents that can interfere with normal embryonic development
unhygienic (adjective) unclean and constituting a likely cause of disease

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