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- [awr-guh-niz-uh m]
- /ˈɔr gəˌnɪz əm/
- /ˈɔːɡənˌɪsməl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awr-guh-niz-uh m]
- /ˈɔr gəˌnɪz əm/
Definitions of organismal word
- noun organismal a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes. 1
- noun organismal a form of life considered as an entity; an animal, plant, fungus, protistan, or moneran. 1
- noun organismal any organized body or system conceived of as analogous to a living being: the governmental organism. 1
- noun organismal any complex thing or system having properties and functions determined not only by the properties and relations of its individual parts, but by the character of the whole that they compose and by the relations of the parts to the whole. 1
- noun organismal Of, or relating to organisms. 1
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Origin of organismal
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; organ + -ism
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Parts of speech for Organismal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
organismal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
organismal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with organismal
- what is organismal biology?
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