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algeny

/ˈæl.d͡ʒɛn.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
alge-ny
IPA
/ˈæl.d͡ʒɛn.i/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The transformation of genetic material.

Uncountable

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmīabor. Old French alkimieder. English alchemy English gene blend English algeny Coined by American molecular biologist Joshua Lederberg in 1966, a blend of alchemy + gene.

Usage

Derived Forms

algenic algenist

Questions

How do you pronounce algeny?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæl.d͡ʒɛn.i/.
What does algeny mean?
The transformation of genetic material.
Where does algeny come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmīabor. Old French alkimieder. English alchemy English gene blend English algeny Coined by American molecular biologist Joshua Lederberg in 1966, a blend of alchemy + gene.

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