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lysenkoism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
ly-senko-ism
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The doctrine that maintained that environmentally acquired characteristics could be inherited; Lamarckism.

Uncountable

noun

The use of pseudoscience in furtherance of an ideology.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Lysenko + -ism.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

Lysenkoan Lysenkoite epigenetics

Questions

What does lysenkoism mean?
The doctrine that maintained that environmentally acquired characteristics could be inherited; Lamarckism.
Where does lysenkoism come from?
From Lysenko + -ism.

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