Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

algogenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-gogenic
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Produced by an alga or algæ.

Example Sentences

"We wish to study the algogenic effect of bee stings."
"The algogenic organic matter affects the efficacy of water treatment."

Etymology

From algo- + -genic, wherein algo- refers to pain, and -genic indicates causation thereof.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: algo-
Suffix: -genic

Inflected Forms

more algogenic (comparative) most algogenic (superlative)

Questions

What does algogenic mean?: Inducing pain.
Where does algogenic come from?: From algo- + -genic, wherein algo- refers to pain, and -genic indicates causation thereof.

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