ergogenic

ergogenic
Tending to increase work.

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er·go·gen·ic .ər-gə-'jen-ik adj increasing capacity for bodily or mental labor esp. by eliminating fatigue symptoms <an \ergogenic drug>

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er·go·gen·ic (ur″go-jenґik) [ergo- + -genic] tending to increase work output.

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