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eu·gen·ics
 eugenics
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- pronunciation:
- yu
je
nihks
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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(used with a sing. verb) the study of or belief in the genetic improvement of the human race through control of breeding.
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adjective + (n.)eugenics
acceptable,
compulsory,
conservative,
dark,
diverse,
driven,
engineered,
false,
flawed,
genetic,
greek,
human,
latin,
liberal,
lifelong,
nazi,
negative,
positive,
racial,
racist,
related,
scientific,
selective,
social,
standard,
utopian
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verb + (n.)eugenics
achieve, advocate, argue, base, coin, distinguish, embrace, emerge, link, market, practice, promote, reject, seek, smack, uphold
noun + (n.)eugenics
access,
advocate,
argument,
breeding,
century,
consumer,
danger,
darwinism,
direction,
engineering,
enhancement,
experiment,
fetus,
form,
genetics,
hint,
hour,
hygiene,
implication,
justification,
lesson,
moron,
move,
movement,
nature,
nazi,
practice,
program,
prohibition,
proponent,
pseudoscience,
purity,
race,
record,
rise,
science,
scientist,
sense,
shadow,
society,
solution,
specter,
sterilization,
supporter,
term,
testing,
theory,
view,
winner
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The word eugenics
contains the following parts:
eu
Greek
prefix
that means good, well
  Example words:
eucalyptus, Eucharist, eugenics, euglena, eulogy, eupepsia, euphemism, euphonious, euphoria, euphoric, euphotic, euphuism, eurhythmics, euthenics, eutrophic
- synonyms:
- ben, bene, bon
- antonyms:
- mal, male, dys-
gen, gener
Latin and Greek
root
that means birth, origin, race, kind
Example words:
abiogenesis, acrogen, androgen, anthropogenesis, congenital, degenerate, disingenuous, eugenics, gender, gene, genealogy, general, generalization, generate, generation, generator, generatrix, generic, generous, genesis, genetic, genius, genocide, genteel, gentleman, gentry, genuine, hydrogen, indigenous, ingenious, ontogeny, oxygen, polygenism, progeny
-ics
Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means science, study, or practice of; properties of; practices pertaining to
Example words:
acoustics, acrobatics, aerobatics, aerobics, aerodynamics, aeromechanics, aeronautics, aerostatics, aesthetics, analytics, apologetics, architectonics, astronautics, astrophysics, athletics, atmospherics, autonetics, avionics, ballistics, bariatrics, bioastronautics, biometrics, bionics, biophysics, calisthenics, chromatics, civics, cliometrics, cryogenics, cryonics, cybernetics, cytogenetics, didactics, dietetics, dramatics, dynamics, econometrics, economics, ekistics, electrodynamics, electronics, endodontics, energetics, ergonomics, esthetics, ethics, eugenics, eurhythmics, euthenics, genetics, geophysics, geopolitics, geriatrics, graphics, gymnastics, harmonics, histrionics, homiletics, hydraulics, hydrodynamics, hydroponics, hydrostatics, hydrotherapeutics, hygienics, kinematics, kinesics, kinetics, linguistics, logistics, macrobiotics, macroeconomics, magnetohydrodynamics, mathematics, metaphysics, metrics, microeconomics, microelectronics, mnemonics, nucleonics, numismatics, obstetrics, onomastics, optics, orthodontics, orthopedics, pediatrics, periodontics, pharmaceutics, phonemics, phonetics, phonics, photodynamics, physics, pneumatics, poetics, politics, proxemics, psychodynamics, psycholinguistics, pyrotechnics, robotics, semantics, semiotics, statics, statistics, supersonics, syntactics, tactics, tectonics, theatrics, therapeutics, thermodynamics, ultrasonics
- synonyms:
- -logy, -ology
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