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
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

Synonyms for organism

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