Splicer

noun
A person who has become murderously and irreversibly insane due to excessive genetic modification.
Source
Bioshock

Mentat

noun
A class of Imperial citizens trained for supreme accomplishments of logic; human computers.
Origin
Possibly abbreviated from ‘mental attainment’.
Source
Dune

Persuadertron

noun
A chemical weapon that renders the victim totally open to suggestion.
Source
Syndicate

Preservationeer

noun
A person who likes their wilderness just as it is.
Source
Look to Windward

Droid

noun
A robot with an anthropomorphic appearance.
Origin
Abbreviation of ‘android’.
Source
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Girlygirl

noun
A professionally flirtatious hostess, akin to a geisha.
Source
The Ballad of Lost C’mell

Distrans

noun
A device for imprinting a message in the cry of a bird.
Origin
Abbreviated from ‘disguised transmission’.
Source
Dune

Solido

noun
The image from a three-dimensional projector.
Source
Dune

Raspulescent

adjective
Of a simulated scenario: becoming ripe with political intrigue.
Origin
Presumed to be coined after the Russian historical figure, Grigori Rasputin.
Source
The Hydrogen Sonata

Ornithopter

noun
An aircraft capable of sustained wing-beat flight in the manner of birds.
Origin
Derived from ornis (bird) and pteron (wing).
Source
Dune

Genofix

verb
To genetically modify a life form in order to enhance its natural anatomy and physiology.
Source
Consider Phlebas

Zippicamiknicks

noun
A one-piece female undergarment fitted with a zipper.
Origin
Portmanteau of ‘zipper’, ‘camisole’, and ‘knickers’.
Source
Brave New World