Definitions For Ectogenesis

Noun

ECTOGENESIS (uncountable) The development of an organism in an artificial environment outside the body in which it naturally grows.

Related terms

ectogenetic

Etymology

From {{confix, en, ecto, genesis, t1=outside-}}. The modern biological sense was {{coin, en, nocap=1, J. B. S. Haldane, nat=British, occ=biologist, nobycat=1, in=1923}} in the lecture that formed his 1924 book {{w, Daedalus; or, Science and the Future}}.

Is Ectogenesis a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
17

The word Ectogenesis is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

Look up a Word

Search the dictionary for definitions, synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, and more!

Cite This Article

Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

WORD SCRAMBLE. THE WORD FINDER located on the website https://www.thewordfinder.com/