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biokinesis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˌbaɪoʊkɪˈnisɪs/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌbaɪəʊkɪˈniːsɪs/
  • rhymes with -iːsɪs

1

noun

Meaning 1

A political theory concerning the movement of populations as a basis for power.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: political-science, social-sciences

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The ability, through the use of psychic power, to affect organic matter on a microscopic level, to manipulate the physiology (e.g. heart rate, breathing, nervous system or brainwaves) and voluntary motor functions of other people or living organisms, inducing processes such as accelerated healing, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: literature, media, parapsychology, pseudoscience, publishing, science-fiction

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From bio- + -kinesis.