ovist

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UK/ˈəʊvɪst/

noun

Someone who believes that the complete embryo is contained preformed within the ovum; a proponent of ovism.

OriginLatin ōvum →
First used 19th c.Scrabble 8
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Meanings

nounovist (plural ovists)

plural ovists

  1. historicalSomeone who believes that the complete embryo is contained preformed within the ovum; a proponent of ovism.First known use 19th c.
adjectiveovist (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to ovism.First known use 20th c.

    Applying the term ‘ovary’ to the female gonad, he contended that the ovum played the key role in reproduction, launching the ‘ovist’ school of thought, and giving rise to fierce embryological controversy.

    1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 219

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ovulist

Origin

  1. Latinōvum
  2. Englishovist

From Latin ōvum + -ist.

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Translations

French oviste, oviste
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

visto
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APA

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MLA

“ovist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ovist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovist.

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