algeny en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæl.d͡ʒɛn.i/
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.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The transformation of genetic material.
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(uncountable) Any of, and all of, those activities which depend on the handling of genetic material.
Algeny will eradicate infirmities and deformities of all kinds.
2000, J. R. Aldergrove, Why We Are Not Obsolete Yet: Genetics, Algeny, and the Future, section 5:
Deriveds
Translations (1)
pt algenia (the transformation of genetic material)