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