"orgone" meaning in English

See orgone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔːɡəʊn/ Forms: orgones [plural]
Etymology: Blend of organism + hormone, after German Orgon. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|organism|hormone}} Blend of organism + hormone, {{bor|en|de|Orgon}} German Orgon Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} orgone (countable and uncountable, plural orgones)
  1. In the psychoanalytic theory of Wilhelm Reich, a form of sexual energy or life force distributed throughout the universe and available for collection, storage, and further use. Wikipedia link: en:orgone Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Energy, Orgonomy, Pseudoscience, Sexuality Derived forms: orgone accumulator, orgonic, orgonite

Inflected forms

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