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algeny

noun
/ˈæl.d͡ʒɛn.i/

Etymology

Coined by American molecular biologist Joshua Lederberg in 1966, a blend of alchemy + gene.

  1. derived from γενεά
  2. borrowed from Gen
  3. compounded as algeny — “alchemy + gene”

Definitions

  1. The transformation of genetic material.

  2. Any of, and all of, those activities which depend on the handling of genetic material.

    • Algeny will eradicate infirmities and deformities of all kinds.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for algeny. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA