Eugenic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eugenic \Eu*gen"ic\ ([-u]*j[e^]n"[i^]k), a. [See {Eugenia}.]
     (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or derived from, cloves; as, eugenic acid.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Eugenic \Eu*gen"ic\ ([-u]*j[e^]n"[i^]k), a. [Gr. e'ygenh`s.]
     Well-born; of high birth. --Atlantic Monthly.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  eugenic
       adj : pertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring
             produced [ant: {dysgenic}]