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ovulist

ovulist noun: a believer in the theory (ovism or ovulism) that an organism is entirely preformed in the egg, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gives the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations are enclosed one within the other.

Noun

ovulist (plural ovulists)

  1. (historical) A believer in the theory (ovism or ovulism) that an organism is entirely preformed in the egg, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gives the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations are enclosed one within the other.
    Synonyms:
    ovist

Synonyms of ovulist

Forms of ovulist

pluralovulists

Origin of ovulist

From ovule + -ist.

Questions about ovulist

What does ovulist mean?
Ovulist means a believer in the theory (ovism or ovulism) that an organism is entirely preformed in the egg, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gives the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations are enclosed one within the other.
What part of speech is ovulist?
Ovulist is a noun.
What is the plural of ovulist?
The plural of ovulist is ovulists.

Words near ovulist in the dictionary

  1. ovuli
  2. ovulid
  3. ovulids
  4. ovuliferous
  5. ovulin
  6. ovulist
  7. ovulists
  8. ovulite
  9. ovulites
  10. ovulo
  11. ovulocyclic

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