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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

ovist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈəʊvɪst/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin ōvum + -ist.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to ovism.
    • Applying the term ‘ovary’ to the female gonad, he contended that the ovum played the key role in reproduction, launching the ‘ovist’ school of thought, and giving rise to fierce embryological controversy. 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 219:

Relateds

animalculist · spermist

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ovist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈəʊvɪst/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin ōvum + -ist.

Meanings

  1. (historical) Someone who believes that the complete embryo is contained preformed within the ovum; a proponent of ovism.

Forms

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