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animalculism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-i-mal-culism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

The theory that the spermatozoon and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermism.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

Compare French animalculisme. By surface analysis, animalcule + -ism.

Usage

Antonyms

ovism

Questions

What does animalculism mean?
A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.
Where does animalculism come from?
Compare French animalculisme. By surface analysis, animalcule + -ism.

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