Meaning of -genic | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Forms adjectives relating to things producing or generating something.
   morpheme, not-comparable
2. Forms adjectives relating to things produced or generated by something.
   morpheme, not-comparable
3. Forms adjectives relating to things suitable to be produced or reproduced.
   morpheme, not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“carcino- + -genic → carcinogenic (“tending to cause cancer”)”

“bacterio- + -genic → bacteriogenic (“caused by bacteria”)”

“tele- + -genic → telegenic (“attractive to television viewers”)”

CEFR level