transgenics

[ trans-jen-iks, tranz- ]

nounBiotechnology.

(used with a singular verb) the branch of biology concerned with the transfer of genes to other species.
(used with a plural verb) the techniques for creating organisms that have genes from other species.

Origin of transgenics

First recorded in 1985–90; trans- (in the sense “on the other side of”) + -gen(ic) + -ics

Words Nearby transgenics

transgendered
transgenderism
transgene
transgenesis
transgenic
transgenics
transgenic species
transgress
transgression
transgressive
transgressor

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British Dictionary definitions for transgenics

transgenics

/ (ˌtrænzˈdʒɛnɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of biology concerned with the transfer of genetic material from one species to another

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