EUGENIC

eugenic

(adjective) pertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring produced

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

eugenic

Of or relating to eugenics.

(genetics) Relating or adapting to production of good offspring.

Antonym: dysgenic

Source: Wiktionary


Eu*gen"ic, a. Etym: [See Eugenia.] (Chem.)

Definition: Pertaining to, or derived from, cloves; as, eugenic acid.

Eu*gen"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: Well-born; of high birth. Atlantic Monthly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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