ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Organonomy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Organonomy is a noun meaning (dated) The biological laws regulating organic life.

Meaning

(dated) The biological laws regulating organic life.

Example Sentences

It has been proposed by some late authors to supersede the term physiology by the terms organonomy, phytonomy, zoonomy, bionomy, or some others now precisely indicative of the scope and bearings of the science; but this endless introduction, on every frivilous pretence, of new technical terms seems adapted much less to benefit, than to injure the cause of philosophy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include organonymy, morphonomy, organicism, organellomics, organism, bioorganism.

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