eugenics
NounUS[yoo-jen-iks]/juˈdʒɛnɪks/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)Opposite cacogenicsType of life science, bioscience
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Eu·gen′ics noun
The science of improving stock, whether human or animal. Francis Galton
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54