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Webster 1913 Edition
Germinal
1.
Pertaining or belonging to a germ;
as, the
. germinal
vesicleGerminal layers
(Biol.)
, the two layers of cells, the ectoblast and entoblast, which form respectively the outer covering and inner wall of the gastrula. A third layer of cells, the mesoblast, which is formed later and lies between these two, is sometimes included.
– Germinal membrane
. (Biol.)
Same as
– Blastoderm
. Germinal spot
(Biol.)
, the nucleolus of the ovum.
– Germinal vesicle
, (Biol.)
, the nucleus of the ovum of animals.
Gerˊmi-nal′
,Noun.
[F. See
Germ
.] The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792 – 1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See
Vendémiaire
. Webster 1828 Edition
Germinal
GERM'INAL
,Adj.
Definition 2024
Germinal
Germinal
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English
Proper noun
Germinal (plural Germinals)
- (historical) The seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, from March 20 or 21 to April 20 or 21.
Translations
month
Anagrams
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See also: Germinal
English
Adjective
germinal (comparative more germinal, superlative most germinal)
- Pertaining or belonging to a germ.
- (figuratively) 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.
- (figuratively) Highly influential, seminal.
Usage notes
In sense “highly influential”, primarily used as a consciously feminist alternative to male seminal (germ (“egg”) vs. semen).
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Translations
pertaining or belonging to a germ
External links
- germinal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- germinal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams
Catalan
Adjective
germinal m, f (masculine and feminine plural germinals)
Noun
germinal m (plural germinals)
- (historical) Germinal (the month).
French
Adjective
germinal m (feminine singular germinale, masculine plural germinaux, feminine plural germinales)
Noun
germinal m (plural germinal)
- (historical) Germinal (the month).
See also
- (French Republican Calendar months) mois du calendrier républicain; vendémiaire, brumaire, frimaire, nivôse, pluviôse, ventôse, germinal, floréal, prairial, messidor, thermidor, fructidor (Category: fr:Months)