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eugenics
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eu·gen·ics  (y-jnks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding.
eugenics [juːˈdʒɛnɪks]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) (functioning as singular) the study of methods of improving the quality of the human race, esp by selective breeding
[from Greek eugenēs well-born, from eu- + -genēs born; see -gen]
eugenic  adj
eugenically  adv
eugenicist  n
eugenist  [ˈjuːdʒənɪst] n & adj
eugenics
the science of improving a breed or species through the careful selection of parents. — eugenicist, n. — eugenic, adj.
See also: Improvement
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.eugenics - the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)
bioscience, life science - any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
cacogenics, dysgenics - the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced
Translations
eugenics [juːˈdʒenɪks] NSING → eugenesia f
eugenics [juːˈdʒɛnɪks] n → eugénisme m
eugenics
n sing → Eugenik f
eugenics [juːˈdʒɛnɪks] nsg → eugenica
eugenics [juːˈdʒɛnɪks] nsg → eugenica


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As she explains, "streamline designers approached products the same way that eugenicists approached bodies" (4).
Eugenic Design: Streamlining America in the 1930s by Kline, Wendy / Journal of Social History
What I initially thought was a potential means by which government agencies and eugenicists could harvest and misuse people's genetic code, I eventually saw as a powerful tool to delve deeper into the cultural diversity of my African ancestry.
Written in the blood: my genealogical quest to untangle ancestry and ... by Rabb, Chris / Colorlines Magazine
As they thought of ways to accomplish the "weeding and seeding" of human genes, German eugenicists were first assisted, then taken over, by a political movement, a government, and a leader all driven by the crudest and most naive notions of national and racial purity.
The price of science without moral constraints: German and American ... by Pollack, Robert E. / Cross Currents
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