Definition of Germinant

1. a. Sprouting; sending forth germs or buds.

Definition of Germinant

1. Adjective. That germinates ¹

2. Noun. A germinating plant ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Germinant

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Germinant

germinal discs
germinal disk
germinal disks
germinal epithelium
germinal localization
germinal matrix
germinal membrane
germinal mosaicism
germinal mutation
germinal pole
germinal rod
germinal streak
germinally
germinant (current term)
germinants
germinate
germinated
germinates
germinating
germination
germinations
germinative
germinative layer
germinative layer of nail
germine
germine acetates
germiness
germinesses

Literary usage of Germinant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1919)
"In the sample containing 2.5 per cent. thoria, germinant grains were ... With the same average temperature, the germinant 'grains in the 2.5 per cent. ..."

2. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Genesis: With a New by James Gracey Murphy (1867)
"The very words are instinct with a germinant philosophy, and prove themselves adequate to the expression of the loftiest speculations of the eloquent mind. ..."

3. The Morning Watch: Or Quarterly Journal on Prophecy and Theological Review. by Ellerton and Henderson, James Nisbet, James Fraser, Ellerton and Henderson (Firm) (1833)
"It is said, that, although the doctrine of a germinant fulfilment of prophecy is most true, with respect to the discursive prophecies; yet to introduce the ..."

4. System of Christian Theology by Henry Boynton Smith, William Stevens Karr (1890)
"Of the fundamental and germinant Idea of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. We derive this most fully from Eph. i. 22, 23. The church is the body of which ..."

5. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1919)
"These germinant grains should be able to absorb both hotter and colder smaller ... The grain growth becomes a race between the germinant grains and the ..."

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