a substance postulated by Wilhelm Reich, who thought it was present everywhere and needed to be incorporated in people for sexual activity and mental health
Word origin
C20: from org(asm) + (horm)one
orgone in American English
(ˈɔrˌgoʊn)
US
noun
a postulated energy permeating the universe, the personal supply of which an individual suffering from various emotional or physical ills can allegedly replenish by sitting in a small special cabinet (orgone box) in which this energy is supposed to accumulate
Word origin
coined by W. Reich (1897-1957), Austrian psychiatrist in the U.S., prob. < orgasm + -one, as in ozone