preformation|preformations in English

noun

['prɪːfɔr'meɪʃn /-fɔː'm-]

act of shaping in advance; prior creation, previous production; act of previously taking shape, act of being formed beforehand

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1. The preformation of the abscission zone is still present in all lateral buds during bud dormancy.

2. Granville huge and square gin betamethasone valerate cream used for acne its preformations by unplugging sophisticated Ahorseback

3. Animalcule An obsolete, nonspecific term for: (1) Any microscopic organism; (2) Any “core” organism of the now-discarded preformation theory.

4. 3 The early nineteenth century saw major developments in embryology, which challenged the mechanical concept of generation and overthrew the preformation theory.