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preformation
(encz) | preformation, n: |
Preformation
(gcide) | Preformation \Pre`for*ma"tion\, n. (Biol.)
An old theory of the pre["e]xistence of germs. Cf.
{Embo[^i]tement}.
[1913 Webster] |
preformation
(wn) | preformation
n 1: a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited)
that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny
fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the
germ cell [syn: preformation, theory of preformation] |
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theory of preformation
(encz) | theory of preformation, n: |
Preformation
(gcide) | Preformation \Pre`for*ma"tion\, n. (Biol.)
An old theory of the pre["e]xistence of germs. Cf.
{Embo[^i]tement}.
[1913 Webster] |
theory of preformation
(wn) | theory of preformation
n 1: a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited)
that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny
fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the
germ cell [syn: preformation, theory of preformation] |
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