Germinal matter
1organic matter — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) The animate world Nouns 1. organic matter, organization, organized nature or world, animated or living nature, living beings; biogenesis, evolution, microevolution, natural selection; genetic engineering,… …
2form — formable, adj. formably, adv. /fawrm/, n. 1. external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form. 2. the shape of a thing or person. 3. a body, esp. that of a human being. 4. a… …
3Substantial form — A theory of Substantial forms asserts there are things called Forms (or Ideas), and they are what organizes matter and makes it intelligible. Substantial forms are the source of order, unity, and identity of objects. Substantial forms are what is …
4Mero cabrolla — Mero de lo alto Me ro de lo al to, and a species called also {rock hind}, distinguished as Mero cabrolla Me ro ca*brol la. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Meroblast Mer o*blast, n. [Gr. me ros part + blast.] (Biol.) An ovum, as that of a mammal, only… …
5Mero de lo alto — Me ro de lo al to, and a species called also {rock hind}, distinguished as Mero cabrolla Me ro ca*brol la. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Meroblast Mer o*blast, n. [Gr. me ros part + blast.] (Biol.) An ovum, as that of a mammal, only partially composed of …
6Meroblast — Mero de lo alto Me ro de lo al to, and a species called also {rock hind}, distinguished as Mero cabrolla Me ro ca*brol la. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Meroblast Mer o*blast, n. [Gr. me ros part + blast.] (Biol.) An ovum, as that of a mammal, only… …
7rock hind — Mero de lo alto Me ro de lo al to, and a species called also {rock hind}, distinguished as Mero cabrolla Me ro ca*brol la. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Meroblast Mer o*blast, n. [Gr. me ros part + blast.] (Biol.) An ovum, as that of a mammal, only… …
8Bioplasm — Bi o*plasm (b[imac] [ o]*pl[a^]z m), n. [Gr. bi os life + pla sma form, mold, fr. pla ssein to mold.] (Biol.) A name suggested by Dr. Beale for the germinal matter supposed to be essential to the functions of all living beings; the material… …
9Holoblast — Hol o*blast, n. [Holo + blast.] (Biol.) an ovum composed entirely of germinal matter. See {Meroblast}. [1913 Webster] …
10Holoblastic — Hol o*blas tic, a. (Biol.) Undergoing complete segmentation; composed entirely of germinal matter, the whole of the yolk undergoing fission; opposed to meroblastic. [1913 Webster] …
