Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Ne|o-La|marck|ism — «NEE oh luh MAHR kihz uhm», noun. the revival in a modified form of Lamarck s theory of organic evolution that maintains that characteristics acquired by parents during their lifetime can be inherited by their offspring … Useful english dictionary
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
marck — bis·marck·i·an; la·marck·ian; la·marck·ian·ism; la·marck·ism; bis·marck; bis·marck·i·an·ism; … English syllables
La|marck|i|an|ism — «luh MAHR kee uh nihz uhm», noun. = Lamarckism. (Cf. ↑Lamarckism) … Useful english dictionary
lamarckism — la·marck·ism … English syllables
la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… … English syllables
Neo-Lamarckian — Neo Lamarckism Ne o La*marck ism, n. (Biol.) Lamarckism as revived, modified, and expounded by recent biologists, esp. as maintaining that the offspring inherits characters acquired by the parent from change of environment, use or disuse of parts … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Neo-Lamarckism — Ne o La*marck ism, n. (Biol.) Lamarckism as revived, modified, and expounded by recent biologists, esp. as maintaining that the offspring inherits characters acquired by the parent from change of environment, use or disuse of parts, etc.; opposed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lamarckism — La marck ism, n. [From Lamarck, a distinguished French naturalist.] (Biol.) The theory that structural variations, characteristic of species and genera, are produced in animals and plants by the direct influence of physical environments, and esp … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lamarckism — The theory of acquired characteristics put forth by Jean Baptiste P.A. Lamarck (1744 1829), a French botanist, zoologist and biological philosopher. According to Lamarck, evolution occurs because organisms can inherit traits acquired by their… … Medical dictionary
