Synonyms for organism

Grammar : Noun

Spell : awr-guh-niz-uhm

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr gəˌnɪz əm

Définition of organism

Origin : 1660s, "organic structure, organization," from organize + -ism. Sense of "living animal or plant" first recorded 1842. Related: Organismic.

noun living thing

Example sentences :

Thus the organism modifies its surroundings, and is in turn modified by them.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

During this period the organism undergoes the most singular metamorphoses.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

He obeyed his instincts, permitting the will of his organism to lead him.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

Though they may be shorn of their glory, they retain their place in the organism of knowledge.
Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato

This is not the only way of stimulating the organism, but it seems the most powerful.
Extract from : « The Goat-gland Transplantation » by Sydney B. Flower

It cannot be too often emphasized that an organism necessarily is one.
Extract from : « How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions » by S. S. Curry

The stronger the organism, like the oak, the slower the growth.
Extract from : « How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions » by S. S. Curry

All diseases are merely reductions of this ethereal spirit in the organism.
Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg

It is an organism, though as yet an imperfectly developed one.
Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo

Pain is nature's way of indicating that something is wrong with the organism.
Extract from : « A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis » by Melvin Powers

Antonyms for organism

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