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—eugenically, adv./yooh jen"ik/, adj.1. of or bringing about improvement in the type of offspring produced.2. having good inherited characteristics.Also, eugenical. Cf. dysgenic.
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eugenic — EUGÉNIC, Ă, eugenici, ce, adj. (livr.) Referitor la eugenie. [pr.: e u ] – Din engl. eugenic. Trimis de bogdang, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 eugénic adj. m., pl. eugénici; f … Dicționar Român
Eugenic — Eu*gen ic ([ u]*j[e^]n [i^]k), a. [See {Eugenia}.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, cloves; as, eugenic acid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eugenic — Eu*gen ic ([ u]*j[e^]n [i^]k), a. [Gr. e ygenh s.] Well born; of high birth. Atlantic Monthly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eugenic — [yo͞o jen′ik] adj. [Gr eugenēs, well born: see EUGENE1] 1. causing improvement of hereditary qualities of a stock: cf. DYSGENIC 2. of, relating to, or improved by eugenics: Also eugenical eugenically adv … English World dictionary
eugenic — eugenics ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ the science of using controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics in a population. DERIVATIVES eugenic adjective eugenicist noun & adjective. ORIGIN from Greek eu well + gen s born … English terms dictionary
eugenic acid — Eugenol Eu ge*nol, n. [Eugenia + ol.] (Chem.) A colorless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, {C10H12O2} resembling the phenols, and hence also called {eugenic acid}. It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eugenic — adjective Etymology: Greek eugenēs wellborn, from eu + genēs born more at gen Date: 1883 1. relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring 2. of or relating to eugenics • eugenically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
eugenic — adjective a) of or relating to eugenics b) relating or adapting to production of good offspring … Wiktionary
eugenic — Relating to eugenics. * * * eu·gen·ic yu̇ jen ik adj 1) relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring 2) of or relating to eugenics eu·gen·i·cal·ly i k(ə )lē adv … Medical dictionary
eugènic — eu|gè|nic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
