preformation English

Meaning preformation meaning

What does preformation mean?

preformation

— noun 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

Synonyms preformation synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as preformation?

preformation English » English

theory of preformation

preshaping

preliminary shaping

preforming

preform