tocogenetic

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “childbirth, gestation; offspring”) + γένεσις (génesis, “origin, source”) +‎ -ic

Adjective

tocogenetic (comparative more tocogenetic, superlative most tocogenetic)

  1. (obsolete) Pertaining to the evolutionary process in which the higher terms are generated by the lower through creative synthesis.
  2. (systematics) Alternative form of tokogenetic.

References
  • tocogenetic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911, Supplement

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