eugenic definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: pertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring produced [ant: cacogenic, dysgenic]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Greek eugen?s wellborn, from eu- + -gen?s born — more at -gen Date: 1883 1. relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring 2. of or relating to eugenics • eugenically adverb

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Eugenic Eu*gen"ic ([-u]*j[e^]n"[i^]k), a. [See Eugenia.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, cloves; as, eugenic acid.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Eugenic Eu*gen"ic ([-u]*j[e^]n"[i^]k), a. [Gr. e'ygenh`s.] Well-born; of high birth. --Atlantic Monthly.