leptogenic

English

Etymology

From lepto- +‎ -genic.

Adjective

leptogenic (comparative more leptogenic, superlative most leptogenic)

1. Causing weight loss

   With leptogenic drugs, he lost the weight he gained because of his treatment.

2. Pertaining to leptogenesis, the creation of leptons

   Some of these leptogenic models of supersymmetry could even be probed by the LHC.

Antonyms

• obesogenic

Translations

causing weight loss

• Finnish: laihduttava (fi), painoa pudottava
• French: leptogène (fr)
• German: schlankheitsfördernd