animalcular en · ADJ
Etymology
From animalcule + -ar.
Meanings
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Of, relating to, or resembling animalcules.
In my lecture on Dust and Disease in 1870 , I referred to an experiment made by Helmholtz upon himself which strikingly connected hay fever with animalcular life.
1871, John Tyndall, Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Lectures, and Reviews:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more animalcular | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| animalculine | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most animalcular | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |