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panspermatism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pansper-ma-tism
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The obsolete theory that germs are omnipresent.

Uncountable

Etymology

From pan- + spermat- + -ism.

Usage

Questions

What does panspermatism mean?
The obsolete theory that germs are omnipresent.
Where does panspermatism come from?
From pan- + spermat- + -ism.

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