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hypothetical

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????????? (hupothetikós)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ha?p????t?kl/

Adjective

hypothetical (comparative more hypothetical, superlative most hypothetical)

  1. Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural
  2. (philosophy) conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent

Synonyms

  • conjectural
  • (contingent upon some hypothesis): conditional

Antonyms

  • (actual): actual
  • (in philosophy): categorical

Translations

Noun

hypothetical (plural hypotheticals)

  1. A hypothetical situation or proposition
    These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information.

Related terms

  • hypothesis
  • hypothesize

hypothetical From the web:

  • what hypothetical means
  • what hypothetically speaking mean
  • what hypothetical question crossword
  • what do hypothetical mean
  • what is meant by hypothetical

gemmule

English

Etymology

Latin gemmula (“little bud”)

Noun

gemmule (plural gemmules)

  1. (biology) A small gemma or bud of dormant embryonic cells produced by some freshwater sponges.
  2. (obsolete) A hypothetical particle once thought to be the basis of heredity according to pangenesis theory.

Related terms

  • gemmulation

References

  • Oxford Dictionaries

French

Noun

gemmule f (plural gemmules)

  1. gemmule

gemmule From the web:

  • gemmule what does it mean
  • gemmule what does it do
  • what are gemmules and conidia
  • what is gemmule formation
  • what are gemmules give their function
  • what is gemmules in biology
  • what are gemmules
  • what produce gemmules
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