preformation

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Prior formation.
2. noun The theory that organisms are fully developed in the form of an egg or seed, and just increase in size (as opposed to epigenesis).

Similar words

preparement foreappointment preformism foreordination preformist forepreparation preordination preorganisation prepare preparing

Often followed by

theory of and in was or is probability doctrine

Word family

preformationist preformationists preformations