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cariogenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
car-i-o-genic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to cariogenesis

adj

Producing dental caries

Etymology

From cario- + -genic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more cariogenic (comparative) most cariogenic (superlative)

Derived Forms

anticariogenic cariogenicity noncariogenic

Frequently Paired Words

cariogen

Rhymes With

schizophrenic pathogenic hygienic photogenic hellenic anthropogenic carcinogenic cryogenic hallucinogenic ketogenic hypoallergenic antigenic

Questions

What does cariogenic mean?
Of, or relating to cariogenesis
Where does cariogenic come from?
From cario- + -genic.

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