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postnatural

postnatural adjective: after nature; encompassing artificially constructed organisms such as the results of genetic engineering and cybernetics.

Adjective

postnatural (comparative more postnatural, superlative most postnatural)

  1. After nature; encompassing artificially constructed organisms such as the results of genetic engineering and cybernetics.
    • In the gallery of postnatural history, for example, is a goat that has been genetically tinkered with to produce spider silk, useful for fishing line and bulletproof vests, in its milk.2009 April 14, Dennis Overbye, “Hello Van Gogh, Can You Hear Me Now?”, in New York Times

Forms of postnatural

comparativemore postnatural
superlativemost postnatural

Origin of postnatural

From post- + natural.

Questions about postnatural

What does postnatural mean?
Postnatural means after nature; encompassing artificially constructed organisms such as the results of genetic engineering and cybernetics.
What part of speech is postnatural?
Postnatural is an adjective.

Words near postnatural in the dictionary

  1. postnate
  2. postnati
  3. postnational
  4. postnationalism
  5. postnationalist
  6. postnatural
  7. postnecrotic
  8. postneoadjuvant
  9. postneoliberal
  10. postneoliberalism
  11. postneonatal

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