transformism

English

Etymology

transform +‎ -ism

Noun

transformism (countable and uncountable, plural transformisms)

1. (evolutionary theory) The doctrine that living organisms have evolved from previously existing forms of living matter.

Antonyms

• abiogenesis

Derived terms

• transformist
• transformistic

Translations

the doctrine that living organisms have evolved from previously existing forms of living matter

• French: transformisme (fr) m
• Italian: trasformismo (it) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: transformismo m
• Spanish: transformismo (es) m