dynamogenesis

[dahy-nuh-moh-jen-uh-sis]

dy·na·mo·gen·e·sis

[dahy-nuh-moh-jen-uh-sis]
noun, plural dy·na·mo·gen·e·ses [-seez] . Psychology.
the correlation of changes in response with changes in sensory activity.

Origin:
dynamo- + -genesis

dy·na·mo·gen·ic, dy·na·mog·e·nous [dahy-nuh-moj-uh-nuhs] , adjective
dy·na·mog·e·nous·ly, adverb
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Dynamogenesis has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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dynamogenesis dy·na·mo·gen·e·sis (dī'nə-mō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The generation of power, force, or energy, especially muscular or nervous energy.

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