autogerminal

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/ˈɔː.tə.dʒɜː(ɹ)mɪnəl/

adjective

Germinal to itself; serving as its own point of origin.

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Meanings

adjectiveautogerminal (comparative more autogerminal, superlative most autogerminal)

comparative more autogerminal · superlative most autogerminal

  1. figurativelyGerminal to itself; serving as its own point of origin.

Origin

From auto- + germinal.

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APA

autogerminal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autogerminal

MLA

“autogerminal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autogerminal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autogerminal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autogerminal.

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