orgone

orgone
orgone [ôr′gōn΄ ]
n.
coined by W. Reich (1897-1957), Austrian psychiatrist in the U.S., prob. /span> ORG(ASM) + -one, as in OZONE
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

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or·gone (ôrʹgōn) n.
A universal life force hypothesized by Wilhelm Reich, supposed to emanate from all organic material that purportedly can be captured with a boothlike device and used to restore psychological well-being.
  [Probably organism + -one.]

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Universalium. 2010.

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