Lysenkoism noun. [lʌɪ'sɛŋkǝʊɪz(ǝ)m] M20.
[from Lysenko (see below) + -ISM.]
Belief in or advocacy of the views of the Russian agronomist T. D. Lysenko (1898-1976), who opposed modern genetics and advocated neo-Lamarckian views and for a time exerted great influence in Soviet Russia.

■ Lysenkoist noun & adjective (a) noun an adherent of Lysenkoism; (b) adjective of or pertaining to Lysenkoists or Lysenkoism: M20.

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