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antipreformationist

UK/antipɹiːfɔːˈmeɪʃn̩ɪst/

antipreformationist adjective: opposed to the theory of preformationism.

Adjective

antipreformationist (comparative more antipreformationist, superlative most antipreformationist)

  1. Opposed to the theory of preformationism.
    • Leading the antipreformationist camp was William Harvey, the first scientist to correctly describe the circulation of blood.2001, David M Friedman, A Mind of its Own, Robert Hale, published 2009, page 60
    • Despite his antipreformationist skepticism, he gradually became convinced both of the chromosome theory and of Mendelism by the discovery of Drosophila mutations that segregated with the sex chromosome.2005, Ron Amundson, The Changing Role of the Embryo in Evolutionary Thought, page 149

Forms of antipreformationist

comparativemore antipreformationist
superlativemost antipreformationist

Origin of antipreformationist

From anti- + preformationist.

Questions about antipreformationist

What does antipreformationist mean?
Antipreformationist means opposed to the theory of preformationism.
What part of speech is antipreformationist?
Antipreformationist is an adjective.
How do you pronounce antipreformationist?
Antipreformationist is pronounced /antipɹiːfɔːˈmeɪʃn̩ɪst/ (UK).

Words near antipreformationist in the dictionary

  1. antipredatorial
  2. antipredatory
  3. antipredestinarian
  4. antipreferential
  5. antipreferred
  6. antipreformationist
  7. antipregnancy
  8. antiprejudice
  9. antiprejudicial
  10. antipreon
  11. antipreons

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