genetic engineer
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.11 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A scientist or engineer whose specialty is genetic engineering.
Example Sentences
- "Meanwhile giant pulverizers were reducing barren stone and sand to fine particles which would be mixed with fertilizers to yield soil; and the genetic engineers were evolving still other strains of life which could provide a balanced ecology; and the water units were under construction."
- "The culture of embryos in the laboratory, destined to develop into adults whose physical and, possibly, intellectual characteristics had been chosen in advance by the genetic engineers."