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orthogenic

orthogenic adjective: relating to orthogenesis.

Adjective

orthogenic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to orthogenesis.
  2. Relating to a school or education system for children with emotional or mental disorders.

Origin of orthogenic

From ortho- + -genic.

Questions about orthogenic

What does orthogenic mean?
Orthogenic means relating to orthogenesis.
What part of speech is orthogenic?
Orthogenic is an adjective.

Words near orthogenic in the dictionary

  1. orthogenetical
  2. orthogenetically
  3. orthogeneticist
  4. orthogeneticists
  5. orthogenetics
  6. orthogenic
  7. orthogenomic
  8. orthogenomics
  9. orthogeosyncline
  10. orthogeosynclines
  11. orthogeriatric

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