Definitions For Animalculism

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

Translations

Portuguese: animalculismo, m

Etymology

compare {{cog + fr + animalculisme}}; the surface analysis is animalcule + ism.

Is Animalculism a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

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The word Animalculism is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends

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