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disenhancements

disenhancements is the plural of disenhancement.

Meaning of disenhancement

Noun

disenhancement (plural disenhancements)

  1. A genetic modification of an organism that removes a capability such as sight or the capacity to feel pain.
    • It seems clear that taking away horns can count as a disenhancement in the parasite environment, since the change would result in decreased welfare, but not in the parasite-free environment, since the change would be welfare-neutral.2021 April 29, Bernice Bovenkerk, Jozef Keulartz, Animals in Our Midst: The Challenges of Co-existing with Animals in the Anthropocene, page 540

Questions about disenhancements

What is disenhancements the plural of?
Disenhancements is the plural of disenhancement.

Words near disenhancements in the dictionary

  1. disengages
  2. disengaging
  3. disengagingly
  4. disenhanced
  5. disenhancement
  6. disenhancements
  7. disenjoy
  8. disenjoyed
  9. disenjoying
  10. disenjoyment
  11. disenjoyments

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