algogenic

== English == === Etymology 1 === From algo- +‎ -genic, wherein algo- refers to pain, and -genic indicates causation thereof. ==== Adjective ==== algogenic (comparative more algogenic, superlative most algogenic) (medicine) Inducing pain. ===== Quotations ===== 2012, Cecil Adams, The Straight Dope, "Did the creator of the Schmidt Sting Pain Index volunteer to get stung by everything on earth?": As a leading expert on stinging insects, Schmidt spends a lot of time capturing bugs for his research, going after some of the most toxic, aggressive, and algogenic (i.e., pain-inducing) species on earth. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From algo- +‎ -genic, wherein algo- refers to an alga or algæ, and -genic indicates production thereby. ==== Adjective ==== algogenic (comparative more algogenic, superlative most algogenic) (sciences) Produced by an alga or algæ. ===== Quotations ===== 2010, Henderson et al., Water Research Volume 44, Issue 12, June 2010, pages 3617–3624: The impact of differing cell and algogenic organic matter (AOM) characteristics on the coagulation and flotation of algae