[1895–1900; toxico- + -genic]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backstage, cutback, frame of reference, neon, slapstick-genic is a combining form often corresponding to nouns ending in -gen or -geny, with the following senses: “producing or causing” (hallucinogenic); “produced or caused by” (cosmogenic); “pertaining to a gene or genes” (polygenic); “pertaining to suitability for reproduction by a medium” (telegenic)
Examples of 'toxicogenic' in a sentence
toxicogenic
The toxicogenic mycoflora contaminating feeds for these animals was enumerated and identified.
Mariana Vanesa Greco, Alejandro Guillermo Pardo, Vanesa Ludemann, Pablo Eduardo Martino,Graciela Noemí Pose 2012, 'Mycoflora and Natural Incidence of Selected Mycotoxins in Rabbit and Chinchilla Feeds',The Scientific World Journalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/956056. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)