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anthropogenic

[an-thruh-puh-jen-ik] Example Sentences Origin

an·thro·po·gen·ic

[an-thruh-puh-jen-ik]
adjective
caused or produced by humans: anthropogenic air pollution.

Origin:
1885–90; anthropo- + -genic
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Example Sentences
  • Anthropogenic global warming is a scientific hypothesis, not an article of religious or ideological dogma.
  • People still believe in anthropogenic climate change.
  • Human-caused global warming is often called anthropogenic climate change.
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anthropogenic (ˌænθrəpəʊˈdʒɛnɪk)
 
adj
1.  relating to anthropogenesis
2.  created by people or caused by human activity: anthropogenic pollution

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Word Origin & History

anthropogenic
1889, from anthropogeny (1839), from Gk. *anthropogeneia, from anthropogenes "born of man," from anthropo- + genes (see genus).
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Science Dictionary
anthropogenic   (ān'thrə-pə-jěn'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
Caused or influenced by humans. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide is that portion of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is produced directly by human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels, rather than by such processes as respiration and decay.
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