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animalculism

animalculism noun: a theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.

Noun

animalculism (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.
  2. (archaic) The theory that the spermatozoon and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermism.

animalculism meaning in Kannada

animalculism in Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಣಿವಿಜ್ಞಾನ

Antonyms of animalculism

Origin of animalculism

Compare French animalculisme. By surface analysis, animalcule + -ism.

Questions about animalculism

What does animalculism mean?
Animalculism means a theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.
What is animalculism in Kannada?
Animalculism in Kannada is ಪ್ರಾಣಿವಿಜ್ಞಾನ. See Animalculism meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is animalculism?
Animalculism is a noun.

Words near animalculism in the dictionary

  1. animalcula
  2. animalcular
  3. animalcule
  4. animalcules
  5. animalculine
  6. animalculism
  7. animalculist
  8. animalculistic
  9. animalculists
  10. animalculous
  11. animalculum

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