Suffix
Forms adjectives relating to things producing or generating something.
Usage- morpheme
- not-comparable
- Examples
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carcino- + -genic → carcinogenic (“tending to cause cancer”)
Forms adjectives relating to things produced or generated by something.
Usage- morpheme
- not-comparable
- Examples
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bacterio- + -genic → bacteriogenic (“caused by bacteria”)
Forms adjectives relating to things suitable to be produced or reproduced.
Usage- morpheme
- not-comparable
- Examples
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tele- + -genic → telegenic (“attractive to television viewers”)