Chapter Germ to Gesture of G by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Germanize
(Ger"man*ize), v. i. To reason or write after the manner of the Germans.

Germarium
(||Ger*ma"ri*um) n. [NL. See Germ.] (Zoöl.) An organ in which the ova are developed in certain Turbellaria.

Germen
(Ger"men) n.; pl. E. Germens L. Germina [L.] See Germ.

Germicidal
(Ger"mi*ci`dal) a. Germicide.

Germicide
(Ger"mi*cide) a. [Germ + L. caedere to kill.] (Biol.) Destructive to germs; — applied to any agent which has a destructive action upon living germs, particularly bacteria, or bacterial germs, which are considered the cause of many infectious diseases. — n. A germicide agent.

Germinal
(Ger"mi*nal) a. [See Germ.] Pertaining or belonging to a germ; as, the germinal vesicle.

Germinal layers (Biol.), the two layers of cells, the ectoblast and entoblast, which form respectively the outer covering and inner wall of the gastrula. A third layer of cells, the mesoblast, which is formed later and lies between these two, is sometimes included. — Germinal membrane. (Biol.) Same as Blastoderm. — Germinal spot (Biol.), the nucleolus of the ovum. — Germinal vesicle, (Biol.) , the nucleus of the ovum of animals.

Germinal
(||Ger`mi*nal") n. [F. See Germ .] The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792 — 1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See VendÉmiaire.

Germinant
(Ger"mi*nant) a. [L. germinans, p. pr.] Sprouting; sending forth germs or buds.

Germinate
(Ger"mi*nate) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Germinated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Germinating.] [L. germinatus, p. p. of germinare to sprout, fr. germen. See Germ.] To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ. Bacon.

Germinate
(Ger"mi*nate), v. t. To cause to sprout. Price

Germination
(Ger`mi*na"tion) n. [L. germinatio: cf. F. germination.] The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth in a seed or plant; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable.

Germination apparatus, an apparatus for malting grain.

Germinative
(Ger"mi*na*tive) a. [Cf. F. germinatif.] Pertaining to germination; having power to bud or develop.

Germinative spot, Germinative vesicle. (Biol.) Same as Germinal spot, Germinal vesicle, under Germinal.

Germiparity
(Ger`mi*par"i*ty) n. [Germ + L. parere to produce.] (Biol.) Reproduction by means of germs.

Germless
(Germ"less), a. Without germs.

Germogen
(Ger"mo*gen) n. [Germ + - gen.] (Biol.) (a) A polynuclear mass of protoplasm, not divided into separate cells, from which certain ova are developed. Balfour. (b) The primitive cell in certain embryonic forms. Balfour.

Germ plasm
(Germ" plasm`) (Biol.) See Plasmogen, and Idioplasm.

Germule
(Germ"ule) n. [Dim. fr. germ.] (Biol.) A small germ.