weis — weis·bach·ite; weis·mann·ism; weis·man·ni·an; … English syllables
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
mann — man·nes·mann; mann·heim; maxwell boltz·mann; muth·mann·ite; nau·mann·ite; schu·mann; sel·ig·mann·ite; ste·fan boltz·mann; stein·mann; tie·mann·ite; trech·mann·ite; ull·mann·ite; was·ser·mann; weis·mann·ism; wie·de·mann; zim·mer·mann; rie·mann; … English syllables
weismannism — weis·mann·ism … English syllables
weismannism — Theory of the noninheritance of acquired characteristics. * * * Weis·mann·ism wī smə .niz əm, vī n the theories of heredity proposed by August Weismann stressing particularly the continuity of the germ plasm and the separateness of the germ cells … Medical dictionary
neo-Darwinism — Weismannism Weis mann*ism, n. (Biol.) The theories and teachings in regard to heredity propounded by the German biologist August Weismann, esp. in regard to germ plasm as the basis of heredity and the impossibility of transmitting acquired… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Weismannism — Weis mann*ism, n. (Biol.) The theories and teachings in regard to heredity propounded by the German biologist August Weismann, esp. in regard to germ plasm as the basis of heredity and the impossibility of transmitting acquired characteristics;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English