As nouns the difference between animalcule and animalculism
is that animalcule is a minute or microscopic animal or protozoan while animalculism is a theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.
animalcule
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(dated) A minute or microscopic animal or protozoan.
(archaic) A tiny animal, as a mouse or insect (fly, mosquito, midge).
Synonyms
* animalculum
Hyponyms
* eye animalcule
* globe animalcule
* rotifer or wheel animalcule
* paramecium or slipper animalcule
* stentor or trumpet animalcule
* peritrich or bell animalcule
* heliozoa or sun animalcule
* amoeba or proteus animalcule
animalculism
English
Noun
(
-)
(biology, archaic) A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.
(
Webster 1913)