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comedogenic

comedogenic adjective: tending to produce acne, i.e. comedones.

Adjective

comedogenic (comparative more comedogenic, superlative most comedogenic)

  1. Tending to produce acne, i.e. comedones

Noun

comedogenic (plural comedogenics)

  1. A substance that tends to produce acne, such as by clogging pores on the skin
    Synonyms:
    comedogen

Synonyms of comedogenic

Antonyms

Forms of comedogenic

Adjective
comparativemore comedogenic
superlativemost comedogenic
Noun
pluralcomedogenics

Origin of comedogenic

From comedo + -genic.

Words formed from comedogenic

Questions about comedogenic

What does comedogenic mean?
Comedogenic means tending to produce acne, i.e. comedones.
What part of speech is comedogenic?
Comedogenic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near comedogenic in the dictionary

  1. comedocarcinoma
  2. comedocarcinomas
  3. comedocarcinomata
  4. comedogen
  5. comedogenesis
  6. comedogenic
  7. comedogenically
  8. comedogenicity
  9. comedogenics
  10. comedogens
  11. comedolysis

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