Borrowed either fromFrench-gène or directly from its etymological source,Ancient Greek-γενής(-genḗs,“offspring; kind”), with-ic. Compare-gen.

• IPA^(key): /-ˈdʒɛ.nɪk/
• Hyphenation:gen‧ic

-genic (adjective-forming suffix,notcomparable)

1. Forms adjectives relating to thingsproducing orgenerating something.

   ‎carcino- + ‎-genic → ‎carcinogenic(“tending to cause cancer”)

2. Forms adjectives relating to thingsproduced orgenerated by something.

   ‎bacterio- + ‎-genic → ‎bacteriogenic(“caused by bacteria”)

3. Forms adjectives relating to thingssuitable to be produced orreproduced.

   ‎tele- + ‎-genic → ‎telegenic(“attractive to television viewers”)

• “-genic,comb. form”, inOED Online⁠, Oxford:Oxford University Press,June 2008.

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