Animalculism
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Animalculism is a noun meaning (biology, archaic) A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.
Meaning
(biology, archaic) A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.
More Meanings
- (biology, archaic) The theory that the spermatozoon and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermism.
Antonyms for animalculism
Common opposites include ovism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include monkeyism, creaturedom, creaturism, anthropophagy, anaclitism, animalization.
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