GENETIC ENGINEERING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism
   
   Synonym(s)
   • gene-splicing (what does gene-splicing mean?)
   • recombinant DNA technology (what does recombinant DNA technology mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) genetic engineering is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • biotechnology (what does biotechnology mean?)