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Waddingtonian

UK/ˌwɒdɪŋˈtəʊ.ni.ən/US/ˌwɑdɪŋˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

Waddingtonian adjective: of or relating to Conrad Hal Waddington (1905–1975), biologist, paleontologist, geneticist, embryologist and philosopher who laid the foundations for systems biology.

Adjective

Waddingtonian (comparative more Waddingtonian, superlative most Waddingtonian)

  1. Of or relating to Conrad Hal Waddington (1905–1975), biologist, paleontologist, geneticist, embryologist and philosopher who laid the foundations for systems biology.

Forms of Waddingtonian

comparativemore Waddingtonian
superlativemost Waddingtonian

Origin of Waddingtonian

From Waddington + -ian.

Words that rhyme with Waddingtonian

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Questions about Waddingtonian

What does Waddingtonian mean?
Waddingtonian means of or relating to Conrad Hal Waddington (1905–1975), biologist, paleontologist, geneticist, embryologist and philosopher who laid the foundations for systems biology.
What part of speech is Waddingtonian?
Waddingtonian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Waddingtonian?
Waddingtonian is pronounced /ˌwɒdɪŋˈtəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).

Words near Waddingtonian in the dictionary

  1. waddied
  2. waddies
  3. wadding
  4. waddings
  5. Waddington
  6. Waddingtonian
  7. Waddinxveen
  8. waddle
  9. waddled
  10. waddler
  11. waddlers

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