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Germinal vs Bioplasm - What's the difference?

germinal | bioplasm |

As an adjective germinal

is pertaining or belonging to a germ.

As a proper noun Germinal

is the seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, from March 20 or 21 to April 20 or 21.

As a noun bioplasm is

any living matter, but especially germinal or forming matter; matter possessing reproductive vitality; protoplasm, especially in its relation to living processes and development.

germinal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining or belonging to a germ.
  • (label) Of or pertaining to something very small, as small as a germ; pertaining to the essence of something.
    • It was only the most germinal idea, to start writing a book, originally.
  • (label) Highly influential, seminal.

    • Usage notes

    In sense “highly influential”, primarily used as a consciously feminist alternative to male (m) ( vs. (term)).

    Synonyms

    * (relating to seed) (l) * (influential) (l)

    Derived terms

    * germinal cell * germinal disk * germinal epithelium * germinal matrix * germinal membrane * germinal spot * germinal vesicle * subgerminal

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    Anagrams

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    bioplasm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) Any living matter, but especially germinal or forming matter; matter possessing reproductive vitality; protoplasm, especially in its relation to living processes and development.

    • Related terms

    * bioplasmic * paraplasm