phene

noun
/ˈfiːn/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phèneder. English phene Proposed 1836 by French scientist Auguste Laurent as an alternative name for benzene, from French phène, from Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “bring to light, cause to appear, show”).

  1. derived from φαίνω
  2. derived from phène

Definitions

  1. Benzene.

  2. A genetically determined phenotype.

    • This phene has a dominant influence on phosphorus acquisition.

The neighborhood

Derived

thiophene

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at phene. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01phene02phenotype03genetic04genesis05comes06fugue07voices08voice09character

A definitional loop anchored at phene. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at phene

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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