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generation time (noun) : the time that it takes for a species to complete one full generation, from adult to offspring

Explain the effects of generation time on population growth.

Submitted by: Anonymous on Sep. 14, 2006 18:13

generative trade (noun) : A business that attracts its own sales and is a direct factor in earning its own income.

Each department will be largely dependent on in-store generative trade. —Brenna O’Roarty, Stanley McGreal, Alastair Adair, Journal, 1997

Submitted by: Loona from Canada on Aug. 14, 2007 18:01

Generica (noun) : the culture of most American cities, whose infrastructure, neighborhoods, and markets, and educational, spiritual, vocational, recreational, and social facilities were designed and built after WWII to suit an automobile-dependent society and which have no particularly distinctive quality or application

The boys were from opposite ends of the country, but their similar clothes were of a similar style popular in Generica.

Submitted by: DrShaglove from Oklahoma on Nov. 01, 2005 04:54

generican (adjective) : : relating to or characteristic of American cities, most obviously in consumer goods markets, such as shopping malls and strip centers whose tenants are chain merchants which sell the same basket of mass-produced goods nationwide

The products commonly available at shopping centers nationwide are distinctly generican.

Submitted by: DrShaglove from Oklahoma on Nov. 01, 2005 05:10

genericity (noun) : genericness

Stability and genericity in dynamical systems. —Stephen Smale, Séminaire Bourbaki, 12 (1969-1970), Exp. No. 374, 9 p., 1969

Submitted by: Anonymous on Jan. 27, 2008 08:06

genericize (verb) : to convert a software application to accomodate a larger and/or broader user base/community; to remove details to make it more common and generic

A request to genericize our Human Resources staffing web-based application from a specific project driven surge staffing tool in order to accomodate large scale hiring across an entire corporation. —Lori Price, Lori Price, 11/14/05

Submitted by: Lori on Nov. 14, 2005 21:05

genetic climax (noun) : equilibrium established when environmental mutagenesis ceases to stimulate evolution of a gene line, as might occur, for example, among a pod of humans voyaging in outer space

The genetic climax of the Homo sapiens line may be eclipsed by a profound radiation of earth's technological output in space. —jonathan keith sheriff, mini-essay submitted to stanford's bioanthropology dept, circa october 1, 2005

Submitted by: jonathan keith sheriff from California on Oct. 25, 2005 16:19

geneticide (noun) : the deliberate killing of a human being or a group of human beings having specific genetic traits

"I call this atrocity “geneticide” or killing off a whole segment of the population based on genetic structure alone." —Michael Mangold, MD, August 2006

Submitted by: Michael Mangold from Wisconsin on Mar. 02, 2007 00:44

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