electrogenesis

e·lec·tro·gen·e·sis

[ih-lek-truh-jen-uh-sis]
noun Physiology.
the generation of electricity in living organisms or tissue.

Origin:
1885–90; electro- + -genesis

e·lec·tro·gen·ic, adjective
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