evolutility

evolutility
evolutility
(iːˌvɒljuːˈtɪlɪtɪ)
[f. L. ēvolūt- (ppl. stem of ēvolvĕre: see evolve. Cf. contractility.]
‘The faculty possessed by all substances which are capable of self-nourishment to manifest the nutritive acts by changes of form, or of volume, or of structure’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1884).

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  • Evolutility — Ev o*lu*til i*ty ([e^]v [ o]*l[ u]*t[i^]l [i^]*t[y^]), n. [See {Evolution}.] (Biol.) The faculty possessed by all substances capable of self nourishment of manifesting the nutritive acts by changes of form, of volume, or of structure. Syd. Soc.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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