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Bokanovsky

Description:

Bokanovsky is a fictional term coined by Aldous Huxley in his dystopian novel "Brave New World." It refers to a process of human reproduction through which identical twins or multiples are created from a single fertilized egg. This scientific technique plays a pivotal role in the book's depiction of a highly controlled and stratified society.

Examples:

Noun: The Bokanovsky process ensured the efficient production of numerous identical individuals.

Verb: The scientists worked meticulously to bokanovsky the embryos in the lab.

Adjective: In the brave new world, citizens were conditioned to accept the bokanovskyed society as natural.

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