Dynamogeneses

/ˌdaɪnəmoʊˈdʒɛnəsiz/ noun

Definition

Plural of dynamogenesis; plural occurrences of the production or generation of power or energy.

Etymology

From dynamogenesis (from Greek dynamis, power + genesis, origin/generation) + -es (plural). This term belongs to 19th-century scientific writing about energy production.

Kelly Says

'Dynamogenesis' appears in Victorian medical and physiological texts about how the nervous system generates energy—a theory that seemed brilliant then but was eventually replaced by more sophisticated biochemistry.

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