| a combining form often corresponding to nouns ending in -gen or -geny, with the following senses: “producing or causing” (hallucinogenic); “produced or caused by” (cosmogenic); “pertaining to a gene or genes” (polygenic); “pertaining to suitability for reproduction by a medium” (telegenic). |
| -genic suff.
[-gen + -ic.] |
-genic suff.
Producing; generating: carcinogenic.
Produced or generated by: cryptogenic.
Suitable for production or reproduction by a specified medium: photogenic.
