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telegenesis

telegenesis noun: reproduction at a distance, especially through artificial insemination.

Noun

telegenesis (uncountable)

  1. Reproduction at a distance, especially through artificial insemination
    • At the same time he has learned how to separate sexual gratification from reproduction by means of contraception and telegenesis (that is, reproduction by artificial insemination, particularly with spermatozoa preserved for relatively long periods of time), so that he can regulate population...1962 January 26, Harold F. Dorn, “World Population Growth”, in Science, volume 135, number 3500, page 283

Origin of telegenesis

From tele- + -genesis.

Words formed from telegenesis

Questions about telegenesis

What does telegenesis mean?
Telegenesis means reproduction at a distance, especially through artificial insemination.
What part of speech is telegenesis?
Telegenesis is a noun.

Words near telegenesis in the dictionary

  1. teleg.
  2. telega
  3. telegambling
  4. telegaming
  5. telegas
  6. telegenesis
  7. telegenetic
  8. telegenetics
  9. telegenic
  10. telegenically
  11. telegenicity

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