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).
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