kainogenesis

NOUN
12 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH K

kainogenesis is a valid 12-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
K5A1I1N1O1G2E1N1E1S1I1S1
5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does kainogenesis mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution).