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algeny

/ˈæl.d͡ʒɛn.i/

algeny noun: the transformation of genetic material.

Noun

algeny (uncountable)

  1. The transformation of genetic material.
  2. 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

algeny meaning in Bengali

algeny in Bengali

জেনেটিক উপাদানের রূপান্তর

Origin of algeny

Coined by American molecular biologist Joshua Lederberg in 1966, a blend of alchemy + gene.

Words formed from algeny

  • algenic
  • algenist

Questions about algeny

What does algeny mean?
Algeny means the transformation of genetic material.
What is algeny in Bengali?
Algeny in Bengali is জেনেটিক উপাদানের রূপান্তর. See Algeny meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is algeny?
Algeny is a noun.
How do you pronounce algeny?
Algeny is pronounced /ˈæl.d͡ʒɛn.i/.

Words near algeny in the dictionary

  1. algedonics
  2. algefacient
  3. algeldrate
  4. algenate
  5. Algenib
  6. algeny
  7. Algeo
  8. Alger
  9. Alger County
  10. Algeresque
  11. Algeria

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Adapted from Wiktionary: algeny (page history and authors); algeny (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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