Antonyms for organism
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : awr-guh-niz-uhm |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr gəˌnɪz əm |
Definition of organism
Origin :- 1660s, "organic structure, organization," from organize + -ism. Sense of "living animal or plant" first recorded 1842. Related: Organismic.
- noun living thing
- 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
Synonyms for organism
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