Germinal vs Germane - What's the difference?
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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.
(label) Highly influential, seminal.
Related to the topic being discussed or considered.
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(inorganic chemistry) germanium tetrahydride, GeH4
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any organic derivative of this compound.
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 a noun germane is
german, member of germanic tribe.germinal
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Adjective
(en adjective)- It was only the most germinal idea, to start writing a book, originally.
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 * subgerminalExternal links
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(wikipedia germane)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=Valentine’s Day means different things for different people. For Homer, it means forking over a hundred dollars for a dusty box of chocolates at the Kwik-E-Mart after characteristically forgetting the holiday yet again. For Ned, it’s another opportunity to prove his love for his wife. Most germane to the episode, for Lisa, Valentine’s Day means being the only person in her entire class to give Ralph a Valentine after noticing him looking crestfallen and alone at his desk.}}
Book 1, Part 5.
- Yet this much is germane to the present inquiry: