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clonism

clonism noun: clonus; clonic spasm.

Noun (1)

clonism (countable and uncountable, plural clonisms)

  1. clonus; clonic spasm

Noun (2)

clonism (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Prejudice against genetic clones.

clonism meaning in Tamil

clonism in Tamil

சொடுக்குத்தொடர்

Forms of clonism

pluralclonisms

Origin of clonism

From clone + -ism, coined by J. Savulescu in a 2005 paper.

Questions about clonism

What does clonism mean?
Clonism means clonus; clonic spasm.
What is clonism in Tamil?
Clonism in Tamil is சொடுக்குத்தொடர். See Clonism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is clonism?
Clonism is a noun.
What is the plural of clonism?
The plural of clonism is clonisms.

Words near clonism in the dictionary

  1. cloning
  2. Cloninger
  3. Cloningers
  4. clonings
  5. clonish
  6. clonism
  7. clonisms
  8. clonitazene
  9. clonitrate
  10. clonixin
  11. clonk

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clonism (page history and authors); clonism (Tamil 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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