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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Of, relating to, or causing malformations of an embryo or fetus.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Producing monsters; of or pertaining to teratogeny.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. teratology Of, relating to, malformations or defects to an embryo or foetus.
  2. adj. teratology Causing malformations or defects to an embryo or foetus.
  3. n. A teratogenic agent.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. of or relating to substances or agents that can interfere with normal embryonic development

Etymologies

  1. terato- + -genic (Wiktionary)

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  • danama "causing the formation of monsters," 1879, from teratogeny (1857), from comb. form of Greek teras (genitive teratos) "marvel, monster" + -genic, producing, forming
    – online etymology dictionary
    Feb 19, 2013

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