Term: preformation: a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell
Candidate hypernym: process: (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents → 1
Candidate hypernym: dilation: the act of expanding an aperture → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus spirogyra: a genus of protoctist → 0
Candidate hypernym: enjoyer: a person who delights in having or using or experiencing something → 0
Candidate hypernym: slick: a magazine printed on good quality paper → 0
Candidate hypernym: orthopedics: the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints → 0
Candidate hypernym: emblem: special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc. → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus vanda: genus of showy epiphytic orchids of Himalayas to Malaysia → 0
Candidate hypernym: presbyterian church: the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of John Calvin → 0
Candidate hypernym: field day: a time of unusual pleasure and success → 0
Candidate hypernym: chartreuse: aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France → 0