pharmingn.

Brit.

/ˈfɑːmɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfɑrmɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pharmaceutical adj., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < pharm- (in pharmaceutical adj.) + -ing suffix¹, punningly after farming n.² Compare slightly earlier pharm n.

The process of genetically modifying plants and animals so that they produce substances which may be used as pharmaceuticals; the growing or keeping of plants and animals for this purpose. Cf. pharm n.

ΚΠ

1991 Wall St. Jrnl. 27 Aug. b1/3 Researchers have genetically engineered animals to produce drugs in their milk potentially worth tens of thousands of dollars a day. Scientists said the development proves the commercial feasibility of ‘pharming’—using herds of animals as pharmaceutical factories.

1996 Sacramento (Calif.) Bee (Nexis) 10 July b7 Take the banana. As a pharming product, this tropical fruit is being transformed.

2003 Pop. Sci. Apr. 80/2 In pharming, scientists isolate the gene for the protein they want to grow, then attach it to tiny gold beads that they shoot into a developing corn plant with a device called a gene gun.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pharming
释义	pharmingn. Brit. /ˈfɑːmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfɑrmɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pharmaceutical adj., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < pharm- (in pharmaceutical adj.) + -ing suffix¹, punningly after farming n.² Compare slightly earlier pharm n. The process of genetically modifying plants and animals so that they produce substances which may be used as pharmaceuticals; the growing or keeping of plants and animals for this purpose. Cf. pharm n. ΚΠ 1991 Wall St. Jrnl. 27 Aug. b1/3 Researchers have genetically engineered animals to produce drugs in their milk potentially worth tens of thousands of dollars a day. Scientists said the development proves the commercial feasibility of ‘pharming’—using herds of animals as pharmaceutical factories. 1996 Sacramento (Calif.) Bee (Nexis) 10 July b7 Take the banana. As a pharming product, this tropical fruit is being transformed. 2003 Pop. Sci. Apr. 80/2 In pharming, scientists isolate the gene for the protein they want to grow, then attach it to tiny gold beads that they shoot into a developing corn plant with a device called a gene gun. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1991
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