-genic
suff.（后缀）
语源
suff.（后缀）
- Producing; generating:
产生的；形成的：
dysgenic.
对人类有不良影响的 - Produced or generated by:
由…产生的，自…形成的：
cryptogenic.
隐发性的 - Suitable for production or reproduction by a specified medium:
适宜于产生（或再生）的：适于用某一种（给定的）手段或媒介制造或重制的：
photogenic.
上照的
语源
- -gen
-gen - -ic
-ic
-genic
combining form in adjective
relating to production or generation
⇒
carcinogenic
well suited to or suitable for
⇒
photogenic
Origin
from -gen + -ic-genesis
combining form in countable noun
indicating genesis, development, or generation
⇒
biogenesis
⇒
parthenogenesis
Derived Forms
-genetic, -genic combining form in adjectiveOrigin
New Latin, from Latin: genesis-geny
combining form in countable noun
indicating origin or manner of development
⇒
phylogeny
Derived Forms
-genic combining form in adjectiveOrigin
from Greek -geneia, from -genēs born-genic
Word Origin
1
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).
Compare -genous.
Origin
see -gen, -ic
Related Words
- acidogenic
- acnegenic
- aerogenic
- allogenic
- amphogenic
- anthropogenic
-genica suffix meaning:
1. causing or producing: ◆ allergenic.
2. originating in or produced by: ◆ iatrogenic; ◆ myogenic; ◆ psychogenic.
3. suitable for reproduction in a certain medium: ◆ photogenic; ◆ telegenic.
[-gen + -ic]-genic
adjective combining form
carcinogenic
2. produced by : formed from
biogenic
3. [photogenic] : suitable for production or reproduction by (such) a medium
telegenic
adjective combining form
ETYMOLOGY International Scientific Vocabulary -gen & -geny + -ic (I)
1. producing : formingcarcinogenic
2. produced by : formed from
biogenic
3. [photogenic] : suitable for production or reproduction by (such) a medium
telegenic
-genic
combining form
1.
- producing表示“产生的”, “形成的”：
-
carcinogenic.
- ■ produced by表示“由…产生的”, “由…形成的”：
-
iatrogenic.
2.
- well suited to表示“适宜于…的”：
-
mediagenic.
[ORIGIN: on the pattern of words such as （ photo） genic]
派生词
-genically suffix
forming corresponding adverbs
［构成相应的副词］。
词源
from -GEN + -IC .
-genic
word-forming element meaning "producing, pertaining to generation;" see -gen + -ic.
ORIGIN: from -gen -ic
☞ genic
-gen·ic
\|jenik, -nēk, in senses 3 & 4 |jēn- or |jen-\ adjective combining form
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary -gen & -geny + -ic
1. : producing : forming
< carcinogenic >
< acrogenic >
2. : produced by : formed from
< nephrogenic >
3.[genic] : of or relating to a gene
< intragenic >
: having (a stipulated kind or number of) genes
< polygenic >
4.[photogenic] : suitable for production or reproduction by a (given) medium
< telegenic >
1.
< carcinogenic >
< acrogenic >
2.
< nephrogenic >
3.
< intragenic >
: having (a stipulated kind or number of) genes
< polygenic >
4.
< telegenic >
-genic
Suffix
- producing or generating something
- produced or generated by something
- suitable to be produced, or reproduced
Etymology
See -gen
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -genic