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Germinal vs Geminal - What's the difference?

germinal | geminal |

As a proper noun germinal

is (historical) the seventh month of the french republican calendar, from march 20 or 21 to april 20 or 21.

As an adjective geminal is

geminal.

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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    geminal

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia geminal) (en adjective)
  • (chemistry) Describing identical atoms or groups attached to the same atom in a molecule
  • See also

    * vicinal

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