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gengineering, n. Chiefly Science Fiction.
Brit. |ˌdʒɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ|, U.S. |ˌdʒɛndʒəˈnɪ(ə)rɪŋ|
[Blend of genetic adj. and engineering n., after genetic engineering n. Compare gengineer n., and slightly later gengineer v.]
= genetic engineering n.
1987Economist 19 Dec. 76/2 Joining an alien group-person—or ‘marrying out’, as some have called it—culminates 200 years of gengineering, and much else. 1998Interzone Nov. 9/2 The original colonists had undergone extensive gengineering to adapt them to microgravity. 2004B. Schlondrop Flight to Eden 12 The slightly increased gravity and artificial light, in conjunction with gengineering modifications, gradually forced the average shape of these subterranean humans down and out. |