Defn: The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological by means of animalcules.
ANIMALCULIST
An`i*mal"cu*list, n. Etym: [Cf. F. animalculiste.]
1. One versed in the knowledge of animalcules. Keith.
2. A believer in the theory of animalculism.
ANIMALCULUM
An`i*mal"cu*lum, n.; pl. Animalcula. Etym: [NL. See Animalcule.]
Defn: An animalcule.
Note: Animalculæ, as if from a Latin singular animalcula, is a barbarism.
ANIMALISH
An"i*mal*ish, a.
Defn: Like an animal.
ANIMALISM
An"i*mal*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. animalisme.]