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protomorphic

protomorphic adjective: having the most primitive character; in the earliest form of stage.

Adjective

protomorphic (not comparable)

  1. Having the most primitive character; in the earliest form of stage.
    • That is to say , the contact of this deep - seated tissue with outer agencies, produces in it some approach towards that composition which we find universally characterizes outer - tissue - a protomorphic layer which differentiates in opposite directions.1864-1898, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Biology

Origin of protomorphic

From proto- + -morphic.

Questions about protomorphic

What does protomorphic mean?
Protomorphic means having the most primitive character; in the earliest form of stage.
What part of speech is protomorphic?
Protomorphic is an adjective.

Words near protomorphic in the dictionary

  1. protomolecules
  2. protomont
  3. protomonts
  4. protomoon
  5. protomorph
  6. protomorphic
  7. protomorphs
  8. protomullet
  9. protomullets
  10. protomylonite
  11. protomylonites

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