germinal

ger·mi·nal

 (jûr′mə-nəl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or having the nature of a germ cell.

2. Of, relating to, or occurring in the earliest stage of development: was active in the germinal stages of the space program.

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[French, from Latin germen, germin-, sprout, bud; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

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ger′mi·nal·ly adv.

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germinal

(ˈdʒɜːmɪnəl)

adj

1. (Pathology) of, relating to, or like germs or a germ cell

2. of, or in the earliest stage of development; embryonic

[C19: from New Latin germinālis, from Latin germen bud; see germ]

ˈgerminally adv

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Germinal

(ʒɛrminal)

n

(Historical Terms) the month of buds: the seventh month of the French revolutionary calendar, from March 22 to April 20

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ger•mi•nal

(ˈdʒɜr mə nl)

adj.

1. being in the earliest stage of development: germinal ideas.

2. of or pertaining to a germ or germs.

3. of the nature of a germ or germ cell.

[1800–10; (< French) < Latin germin-, s. of germen sprout, bud (see germ) + -al¹]

ger′mi•nal•ly, adv.

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Noun	1.	Germinal - seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds Revolutionary calendar - the calendar adopted by the first French Republic in 1793 and abandoned in 1805; dates were calculated from Sept. 22, 1792 Revolutionary calendar month - a month in the Revolutionary calendar
Adj.	1.	germinal - containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another" originative, seminal original - being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"

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Translations

embrionalein germe

germinal

adj (fig) → aufkeimend (geh)

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ger·mi·nal

a. germinal, rel. a o de la naturaleza de un germen o gérmenes;

___ cell → célula ___;

___ disk → disco ___;

___ epithelium → epitelio ___;

___ localization → localización ___;

___ vesicle → vesícula o núcleo ___.

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