ovist

English

Etymology

From Latin ōvum +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊvɪst/

Noun

ovist (plural ovists)

1. (historical) Someone who believes that the complete embryo is contained preformed within the ovum; a proponent of ovism. [from 19th c.]

Adjective

ovist (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to ovism. [from 20th c.]
   • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 219:

     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.

See also

• animalculist
• spermist

Anagrams

• TiVos, Voits, visto