- eu|gen|e|sis
- eu|gen|e|sis «yoo JEHN uh sihs», noun.the quality of breeding freely, especially among hybrids; fertility.
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gen|e|sis — «JEHN uh sihs», noun. the first book of the Old Testament. Genesis gives an account of the creation of the world. Abbr: Gen. ╂[< Latin genesis < Greek génesis < gígnesthai be born] gen|e|sis «JEHN uh sihs», noun, plural ses « seez». a… … Useful english dictionary
Gen|e|sis — «JEHN uh sihs», noun. the first book of the Old Testament. Genesis gives an account of the creation of the world. Abbr: Gen. ╂[< Latin genesis < Greek génesis < gígnesthai be born] gen|e|sis «JEHN uh sihs», noun, plural ses « seez». a… … Useful english dictionary
a|gen|e|sis — «ay JEHN uh sihs», noun. Medicine. 1. sexual impotence or sterility. 2. absence or incomplete development of a part or organ. ╂[< a 4 without + Greek génnēsis producing] … Useful english dictionary
di|gen|e|sis — «dy JEHN uh sihs», noun, plural ses « seez». Biology. alternation of sexual and asexual reproduction in successive generations … Useful english dictionary
dys|gen|e|sis — «dihs JEHN uh sihs», noun. difficulty in breeding; sterility; infecundity. ╂[< New Latin dysgenesis < Greek dys bad + génesiseneration] … Useful english dictionary
pan|gen|e|sis — «pan JEHN uh sihs», noun. the theory, now discredited, advanced by Charles Darwin to explain the phenomena of heredity, that every separate unit or cell of an organism reproduces itself by contributing its share to the germ or bud of the… … Useful english dictionary
syn|gen|e|sis — «sihn JEHN uh sihs», noun. Biology. the formation of the germ by fusion of the male and female elements, so that the substance of the embryo is derived from both parents; sexual reproduction. ╂[< syn + genesis] … Useful english dictionary
an|ti|ke|to|gen|e|sis — «AN tee KEE tuh JEHN uh sihs», noun. the action of certain substances, such as glucose, that reduces or prevents the excessive formation of ketones in the body, especially in diabetes. ╂[< anti + keto(sis) + genesis] … Useful english dictionary
a|bi|o|gen|e|sis — «AY by oh JEHN uh sihs, AB ee oh », noun. the supposed transformation of inanimate matter into living matter; spontaneous generation. ╂[(coined by Thomas Huxley in 1870) < a 4 without + bio life + genesis] … Useful english dictionary
a|gam|o|gen|e|sis — «ay GAM uh JEHN uh sihs, AG uh moh », noun. Biology. asexual reproduction. ╂[< Greek ágamos unmarried + English genesis] … Useful english dictionary
