preformation
noun
12 letters4 syllables19 points in Scrabble®22 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
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.
WORD FORMS
Related formpreform
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®19 points
Words With Friends®22 points
Double word38 points
Triple word57 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineformationpray
Starts & ends withP … N
Syllablespre · for · ma · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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