p 3 r 1 e 1 f 4 o 1 r 1 m 3 a 1 t 1 i 1 o 1 n 1
12 letters · 19 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English formation English preformation From pre- + formation.
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Words from these letters
- foretopman 17
- perforation 16
- reformation 16
- preformat 16
- preinform 16
- antireform 15
- fortepiano 15
- pianoforte 15
- napiform 15
- proforma 15
- formation 14
- poriferan 14