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.