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ger⋅mi⋅nal

  [jur-muh-nl]
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–adjective
1. being in the earliest stage of development: germinal ideas.
2. of or pertaining to a germ or germs.
3. of the nature of a germ or germ cell.
Origin:
1800–10; (< F) < L germin- (s. of germen sprout, bud; see germ ) + -al 1

Related forms:
ger⋅mi⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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Ger⋅mi⋅nal

  [jur-muh-nl; Fr. zher-mee-nal]
–noun
1. (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the seventh month of the year, extending from March 21 to April 19.
2. (italics) a novel (1884) by Émile Zola.
Origin:
< F; see germinal
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ger·mi·nal   (jûr'mə-nəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or having the nature of a germ cell.

  2. Of, relating to, or occurring in the earliest stage of development: was active in the germinal stages of the space program.


[French, from Latin germen, germin-, sprout,bud; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
ger'mi·nal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

germinal 
1808, from L. germen (gen. germinis) "sprout, bud;" see germ.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ger·mi·nal
Pronunciation: 'j&rm-n&l, -&n-&l
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or having thecharacteristics of a germ cell or early embryo —ger·mi·nal·ly /-E/ adverb
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germinal ger·mi·nal (jûr'mə-nəl)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or having the nature of a germ cell.

  2. Of, relating to, or occurring in the earliest stage of development of an embryo or organism.

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