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(path-o-gen-ic) 4 syllables

Definition

adjective. able to cause disease or illness.

Example Sentence

The combination of heat and the sun's rays kills the pathogenic germ.

More Example Sentences

Pathogenic germs can spread quickly.

Synonyms

disease-causing; infectious; harmful

Antonyms

healthy; noninfectious; beneficial

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Rhymes

  • bennick
  • brennecke
  • deneke
  • denike
  • fenech
  • henneke
  • hennick
  • jaenicke
  • krenek
  • krenik
  • penick
  • pennick
  • renick
  • rennick
  • splenic
  • vennick

  • authentic
  • eugenic
  • hellenic
  • transgenic

  • calisthenic
  • orogenic
  • pathogenic
  • photogenic
  • psychogenic
  • schizophrenic
  • telegenic

  • carcinogenic

  • hallucinogenic
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