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ANIMALCULISM
Etymology
Noun
animalculism (uncountable)
(biology, archaic) A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.
(biology, archaic) The theory that the spermatozoon and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism.
Antonyms
• (spermatozoon theory): ovism
Source: Wiktionary
An`i*mal"cu*lism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. animalculisme.] (Biol.)
Definition: The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological by means of animalcules.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHEMICAL
(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; “chemical fertilizer”
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