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Neral vs Germinal - What's the difference?

neral | germinal |

As a noun neral

is citral.

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.

neral

English

Noun

(-)
  • (organic compound) citral

    • 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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