Word Meanings - ATOMIST - Book Publishers vocabulary database

One who holds to the atomic philosophy or theory. Locke.

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• LOCKER
  1. One who, or that which, locks. 2. A drawer, cupboard, compartment, or chest, esp. one in a ship, that may be closed with a lock. Chain locker , a compartment in the hold of a vessel, for holding the chain cables. -- Davy Jones's locker, or
• PHILOSOPHY
  1. Literally, the love of, including the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes and reasons, powers and laws. Note: When applied to any particular department of knowledge,
• LOCKET
  1. A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament. 2. A little case for holding a miniature or lock of hair, usually suspended from a necklace or watch chain.
• ATOMICIAN
  An atomist.
• ATOMICISM
  Atomism.
• LOCKEN
  of Lock. Chaucer.
• THEORY
  1. A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation. Note: "This word is employed by English writers in a very loose and improper sense. It is with them usually
• ATOMICITY
  Degree of atomic attraction; equivalence; valence; also (a later use) the number of atoms in an elementary molecule. See Valence.
• ATOMICALLY
  In an atomic manner; in accordance with the atomic philosophy.
• LOCKED-JAW
  See LOCKJAW
• ATOMIC; ATOMICAL
  1. Of or pertaining to atoms. 2. Extremely minute; tiny. Atomic philosophy, or Doctrine of atoms, a system which assuming that atoms are endued with gravity and motion accounted thus for the origin and formation of all things. This philosophy was
• DIATOMIC
  Containing two atoms. Having two replaceable atoms or radicals.
• VORTEX THEORY
  The theory, advanced by Thomson on the basis of investigation by Helmholtz, that the atoms are vortically moving ring-shaped masses (or masses of other forms having a similar internal motion) of a homogeneous, incompressible, frictionless fluid.
• DINGDONG THEORY
  The theory which maintains that the primitive elements of language are reflex expressions induced by sensory impressions; that is, as stated by Max Müller, the creative faculty gave to each general conception as it thrilled for the first
• GLOCKENSPIEL
  An instrument, originally a series of bells on an iron rod, now a set of flat metal bars, diatonically tuned, giving a bell-like tone when played with a mallet; a carillon.
• GERM THEORY
  The theory that living organisms can be produced only by the development of living germs. Cf. Biogenesis, Abiogenesis. 2. The theory which attributes contagious and infectious diseases, suppurative lesions, etc., to the agency of germs.
• PENTATOMIC
  Having five atoms in the molecule. Having five hydrogen atoms capable of substitution.
• SIDE-CHAIN THEORY
  A theory proposed by Ehrlich as a chemical explanation of immunity phenomena. In brief outline it is as follows: Animal cells and bacteria are complex aggregations of molecules, which are themselves complex. Complex molecules react with one another
• ANATOMIC; ANATOMICAL
  Of or relating to anatomy or dissection; as, the anatomic art; anatomical observations. Hume.
• UNDERLOCKER
  A person who inspects a mine daily; -- called also underviewer.
• FERMENTATION THEORY
  The theory which likens the course of certain diseases (esp. infectious diseases) to the process of fermentation, and attributes them to the organized ferments in the body. It does not differ materially from the accepted germ theory .
• POLYATOMIC
  Having more than one atom in the molecule; consisting of several atoms. Having a valence greater than one.
• MONATOMIC
  Consisting of, or containing, one atom; as, the molecule of mercury is monatomic. Having the equivalence or replacing power of an atom of hydrogen; univalent; as, the methyl radical is monatomic.