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Animalcule: Definition and part of speech

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Animalcule

  1. n. An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. See Infusoria.
  2. n. A small animal, as a fly, spider, etc.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Animalculism: Definition and part of speech

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Animalculism

  1. n. The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena by means of animalcules.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Animalculist: Definition and part of speech

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Animalculist

  1. n. A believer in the theory of animalculism.
  2. n. One versed in the knowledge of animalcules.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Animalism: Definition and part of speech

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Animalism

  1. n. The state, activity, or enjoyment of animals; mere animal life without intellectual or moral qualities; sensuality.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Animadversion: Definition and part of speech

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Animadversion

  1. n. Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement; punishment.
  2. n. The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception.
  3. n. Monition; warning.
  4. n. Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.