Name Report For First Name ODOM:

ODOM

First name ODOM's origin is English. ODOM means "son in law". You can find other first names and English words that rhymes with ODOM below. Ryhme list involves the matching sounds according to the first letters, last letters and first&last letters of odom.(Brown names are of the same origin (English) with ODOM and Red names are first names with English/Anglo-Saxon origin)

Rhymes with ODOM - Names & Words

First Names Rhyming ODOM

FIRST NAMES WHICH INCLUDES ODOM AS A WHOLE:

 

NAMES RHYMING WITH ODOM (According to last letters):

Rhyming Names According to Last 3 Letters (dom) - Names That Ends with dom:

adom

Rhyming Names According to Last 2 Letters (om) - Names That Ends with om:

effiom menhalom chrysostom absalom ahsalom avsalom avshalom calibom crom gershom malcom shalom thom tom waldrom ransom anscom blossom kulthoom alhsom

NAMES RHYMING WITH ODOM (According to first letters):

Rhyming Names According to First 3 Letters (odo) - Names That Begins with odo:

odo odon

Rhyming Names According to First 2 Letters (od) - Names That Begins with od:

oda odahingum odakota odale odam odanda odanodan odayle odbart odbert odd ode oded odeda odede odel odele odelet odeletta odelette odelia odelina odelinda odell odella odelle odelyn odelyna odero odessa odette odharnait odhert odhran odi odiana odiane odila odile odilia odin odion odra odran odwolf odwolfe odwulf ody odysseia odysseus

NAMES BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH ODOM:

First Names which starts with 'o' and ends with 'm':

orahamm oram orham

English Words Rhyming ODOM

ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES ODOM AS A WHOLE:

clinodomenoun (n.) See under Dome.

hodometernoun (n.) See Odometer.

lithodomenoun (n.) Any one of several species of bivalves, which form holes in limestone, in which they live; esp., any species of the genus Lithodomus.

lithodomousadjective (a.) Like, or pertaining to, Lithodomus; lithophagous.

lithodomusnoun (n.) A genus of elongated bivalve shells, allied to the mussels, and remarkable for their ability to bore holes for shelter, in solid limestone, shells, etc. Called also Lithophagus.

macrodomenoun (n.) A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See Dome, n., 4.

nephelodometernoun (n.) An instrument for reckoning the distances or velocities of clouds.

odometernoun (n.) An instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed; also, a wheel used by surveyors, which registers the miles and rods traversed.
 noun (n.) An instrument attached to a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed; also, a wheel used by surveyors, which registers the miles and rods traversed.

odometricaladjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the odometer, or to measurements made with it.

odometrousadjective (a.) Serving to measure distance on a road.

odometrynoun (n.) Measurement of distances by the odometer.

opisthodomenoun (n.) A back chamber; especially, that part of the naos, or cella, farthest from the main entrance, sometimes having an entrance of its own, and often used as a treasury.

orthodomenoun (n.) See the Note under Dome, 4.

rhapsodomancynoun (n.) Divination by means of verses.

rhodomontadenoun (n.) See Rodomontade.

rhodomontadernoun (n.) See Rodomontador.

rodomelnoun (n.) Juice of roses mixed with honey.

rodomontnoun (n.) A vain or blustering boaster; a braggart; a braggadocio.
 adjective (a.) Bragging; vainly boasting.

rodomontadenoun (n.) Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant.
 verb (v. i.) To boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant.

rodomontadistnoun (n.) One who boasts.

rodomontadonoun (n.) Rodomontade.

rodomontadornoun (n.) A rodomontadist.

sodomitenoun (n.) An inhabitant of Sodom.
 noun (n.) One guilty of sodomy.

sodomiticaladjective (a.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, sodomy.

sodomynoun (n.) Carnal copulation in a manner against nature; buggery.

spodomancynoun (n.) Divination by means of ashes.

spodomanticadjective (a.) Relating to spodomancy, or divination by means of ashes.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH ODOM (According to last letters):


Rhyming Words According to Last 3 Letters (dom) - English Words That Ends with dom:


archdukedomnoun (n.) An archduchy.

bachelordomnoun (n.) The state of bachelorhood; the whole body of bachelors.

birthdomnoun (n.) The land of one's birth; one's inheritance.

bishopdomnoun (n.) Jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate.

boredomnoun (n.) The state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui.
 noun (n.) The realm of bores; bores, collectively.

christendomnoun (n.) The profession of faith in Christ by baptism; hence, the Christian religion, or the adoption of it.
 noun (n.) The name received at baptism; or, more generally, any name or appelation.
 noun (n.) That portion of the world in which Christianity prevails, or which is governed under Christian institutions, in distinction from heathen or Mohammedan lands.
 noun (n.) The whole body of Christians.

churchdomnoun (n.) The institution, government, or authority of a church.

cockneydomnoun (n.) The region or home of cockneys; cockneys, collectively.

cuckoldomnoun (n.) The state of a cuckold; cuckolds, collectively.

domnoun (n.) A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders. See Don, and Dan.
 noun (n.) In Portugal and Brazil, the title given to a member of the higher classes.

dukedomnoun (n.) The territory of a duke.
 noun (n.) The title or dignity of a duke.

duncedomnoun (n.) The realm or domain of dunces.

earldomnoun (n.) The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl.
 noun (n.) The status, title, or dignity of an earl.

flunkydomnoun (n.) The place or region of flunkies.

freedomnoun (n.) The state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence.
 noun (n.) Privileges; franchises; immunities.
 noun (n.) Exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the freedom of the will.
 noun (n.) Ease; facility; as, he speaks or acts with freedom.
 noun (n.) Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
 noun (n.) Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum; license.
 noun (n.) Generosity; liberality.

halidomnoun (n.) Holiness; sanctity; sacred oath; sacred things; sanctuary; -- used chiefly in oaths.
 noun (n.) Holy doom; the Last Day.

heathendomnoun (n.) That part of the world where heathenism prevails; the heathen nations, considered collectively.
 noun (n.) Heathenism.

heirdomnoun (n.) The state of an heir; succession by inheritance.

kingdomnoun (n.) The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.
 noun (n.) The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control.
 noun (n.) An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom.

marquisdomnoun (n.) A marquisate.

martyrdomnoun (n.) The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.
 noun (n.) Affliction; torment; torture.

masterdomnoun (n.) Dominion; rule; command.

mormondomnoun (n.) The country inhabited by the Mormons; the Mormon people.

queendomnoun (n.) The dominion, condition, or character of a queen.
 noun (n.) The dominion, condition, or character of a queen.

pagandomnoun (n.) The pagan lands; pagans, collectively; paganism.

patriarchdomnoun (n.) The office or jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchate.

peerdomnoun (n.) Peerage; also, a lordship.

polypidomnoun (n.) A coral, or corallum; also, one of the coral-like structure made by bryozoans and hydroids.

popedomnoun (n.) The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity.
 noun (n.) The jurisdiction of the pope.

princedomnoun (n.) The jurisdiction, sovereignty, rank, or estate of a prince.

puzzledomnoun (n.) The domain of puzzles; puzzles, collectively.

randomnoun (n.) Force; violence.
 noun (n.) A roving motion; course without definite direction; want of direction, rule, or method; hazard; chance; -- commonly used in the phrase at random, that is, without a settled point of direction; at hazard.
 noun (n.) Distance to which a missile is cast; range; reach; as, the random of a rifle ball.
 noun (n.) The direction of a rake-vein.
 adjective (a.) Going at random or by chance; done or made at hazard, or without settled direction, aim, or purpose; hazarded without previous calculation; left to chance; haphazard; as, a random guess.

rascaldomnoun (n.) State of being a rascal; rascality; domain of rascals; rascals, collectively.

rebeldomnoun (n.) A region infested by rebels; rebels, considered collectively; also, conduct or quality characteristic of rebels.

rhabdomnoun (n.) One of numerous minute rodlike structures formed of two or more cells situated behind the retinulae in the compound eyes of insects, etc. See Illust. under Ommatidium.

sachemdomnoun (n.) The government or jurisdiction of a sachem.

saintdomnoun (n.) The state or character of a saint.

scoundreldomnoun (n.) The domain or sphere of scoundrels; scoundrels, collectively; the state, ideas, or practices of scoundrels.

seldomadjective (a.) Rare; infrequent.

serfdomnoun (n.) The state or condition of a serf.

sheriffdomnoun (n.) Alt. of Sheriffwick

subkingdomnoun (n.) One of the several primary divisions of either the animal, or vegetable kingdom, as, in zoology, the Vertebrata, Tunicata, Mollusca, Articulata, Molluscoidea, Echinodermata, Coelentera, and the Protozoa; in botany, the Phanerogamia, and the Cryptogamia.

swelldomnoun (n.) People of rank and fashion; the class of swells, collectively.

thanedomnoun (n.) The property or jurisdiction of a thane; thanage.

thedomnoun (n.) Success; fortune; luck; chance.

thraldomnoun (n.) The condition of a thrall; slavery; bondage; state of servitude.

thralldomnoun (n.) Thraldom.

underkingdomnoun (n.) A subordinate or dependent kingdom.

unwisdomnoun (n.) Want of wisdom; unwise conduct or action; folly; simplicity; ignorance.

uppertendomnoun (n.) The highest class in society; the upper ten. See Upper ten, under Upper.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH ODOM (According to first letters):


Rhyming Words According to First 3 Letters (odo) - Words That Begins with odo:


odonatanoun (n. pl.) The division of insects that includes the dragon flies.

odontalgianoun (n.) Toothache.

odontalgicnoun (n.) A remedy for the toothache.
 adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to odontalgia.

odontalgynoun (n.) Same as Odontalgia.

odontiasisnoun (n.) Cutting of the teeth; dentition.

odontoblastnoun (n.) One of the more or less columnar cells on the outer surface of the pulp of a tooth; an odontoplast. They are supposed to be connected with the formation of dentine.
 noun (n.) One of the cells which secrete the chitinous teeth of Mollusca.

odontocetenoun (n.pl.) A subdivision of Cetacea, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales.

odontogenynoun (n.) Generetion, or mode of development, of the teeth.

odontographnoun (n.) An instrument for marking or laying off the outlines of teeth of gear wheels.

odontographicadjective (a.) Of or pertaining to odontography.

odontographynoun (n.) A description of the teeth.

odontoidadjective (a.) Having the form of a tooth; toothlike.
 adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process.

odontolcaenoun (n. pl.) An extinct order of ostrichlike aquatic birds having teeth, which are set in a groove in the jaw. It includes Hesperornis, and allied genera. See Hesperornis.

odontolitenoun (n.) A fossil tooth colored a bright blue by phosphate of iron. It is used as an imitation of turquoise, and hence called bone turquoise.

odontologynoun (n.) The science which treats of the teeth, their structure and development.

odontophoranoun (n.pl.) Same as Cephalophora.

odontophorenoun (n.) A special structure found in the mouth of most mollusks, except bivalves. It consists of several muscles and a cartilage which supports a chitinous radula, or lingual ribbon, armed with teeth. Also applied to the radula alone. See Radula.

odontophorousadjective (a.) Having an odontophore.

odontoplastnoun (n.) An odontoblast.

odontopteryxnoun (n.) An extinct Eocene bird having the jaws strongly serrated, or dentated, but destitute of true teeth. It was found near London.

odontornithesnoun (n. pl.) A group of Mesozoic birds having the jaws armed with teeth, as in most other vertebrates. They have been divided into three orders: Odontolcae, Odontotormae, and Saururae.

odontostomatousadjective (a.) Having toothlike mandibles; -- applied to certain insects.

odontotormaenoun (n.pl.) An order of extinct toothed birds having the teeth in sockets, as in the genus Ichthyornis. See Ichthyornis.

odornoun (n.) Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.

odoramentnoun (n.) A perfume; a strong scent.

odorantadjective (a.) Yielding odors; fragrant.

odorateadjective (a.) Odorous.

odoratingadjective (a.) Diffusing odor or scent; fragrant.

odoriferousadjective (a.) Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of scent; fragrant; as, odoriferous spices, particles, fumes, breezes.

odorlinenoun (n.) A pungent oily substance obtained by redistilling bone oil.

odorlessadjective (a.) Free from odor.

odorousadjective (a.) Having or emitting an odor or scent, esp. a sweet odor; fragrant; sweet-smelling.

odographnoun (n.) A machine for registering the distance traversed by a vehicle or pedestrain.
 noun (n.) A device for recording the length and rapidity of stride and the number of steps taken by a walker.

ENGLISH WORDS BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH ODOM:

English Words which starts with 'o' and ends with 'm':

oakumnoun (n.) The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc.
 noun (n.) The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in nackling.

oblatumnoun (n.) An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis. Cf. Oblongum.

oblongumnoun (n.) A prolate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its greater axis. Cf. Oblatum, and see Ellipsoid of revolution, under Ellipsoid.

obscurantismnoun (n.) The system or the principles of the obscurants.

observandumnoun (n.) A thing to be observed.

obsoletismnoun (n.) A disused word or phrase; an archaism.

obstructionismnoun (n.) The act or the policy of obstructing progress.

occasionalismnoun (n.) The system of occasional causes; -- a name given to certain theories of the Cartesian school of philosophers, as to the intervention of the First Cause, by which they account for the apparent reciprocal action of the soul and the body.

occultismnoun (n.) A certain Oriental system of theosophy.

oculiformadjective (a.) In the form of an eye; resembling an eye; as, an oculiform pebble.

odeumnoun (n.) See Odeon.

odiumnoun (n.) Hatred; dislike; as, his conduct brought him into odium, or, brought odium upon him.
 noun (n.) The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness.

officialismnoun (n.) The state of being official; a system of official government; also, adherence to office routine; red-tapism.

offscumnoun (n.) Removed scum; refuse; dross.

ogamnoun (n.) Same as Ogham.

oghamnoun (n.) A particular kind of writing practiced by the ancient Irish, and found in inscriptions on stones, metals, etc.

ogreismnoun (n.) Alt. of Ogrism

ogrismnoun (n.) The character or manners of an ogre.

ohmnoun (n.) The standard unit in the measure of electrical resistance, being the resistance of a circuit in which a potential difference of one volt produces a current of one ampere. As defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893, and by United States Statute, it is a resistance substantially equal to 109 units of resistance of the C.G.S. system of electro-magnetic units, and is represented by the resistance offered to an unvarying electric current by a column of mercury at the temperature of melting ice 14.4521 grams in mass, of a constant cross-sectional area, and of the length of 106.3 centimeters. As thus defined it is called the international ohm.

oidiumnoun (n.) A genus of minute fungi which form a floccose mass of filaments on decaying fruit, etc. Many forms once referred to this genus are now believed to be temporary conditions of fungi of other genera, among them the vine mildew (Oidium Tuckeri), which has caused much injury to grapes.

olibanumnoun (n.) The fragrant gum resin of various species of Boswellia; Oriental frankincense.

olusatrumnoun (n.) An umbelliferous plant, the common Alexanders of Western Europe (Smyrnium Olusatrum).

omasumnoun (n.) The third division of the stomach of ruminants. See Manyplies, and Illust. under Ruminant.

omentumnoun (n.) A free fold of the peritoneum, or one serving to connect viscera, support blood vessels, etc.; an epiploon.

ommateumnoun (n.) A compound eye, as of insects and crustaceans.

ommatidiumnoun (n.) One of the single eyes forming the compound eyes of crustaceans, insects, and other invertebrates.

omniformadjective (a.) Having every form or shape.

omniumnoun (n.) The aggregate value of the different stocks in which a loan to government is now usually funded.

omosternumnoun (n.) The anterior element of the sternum which projects forward from between the clavicles in many batrachians and is usually tipped with cartilage.
 noun (n.) In many mammals, an interarticular cartilage, or bone, between the sternum and the clavicle.

onanismnoun (n.) Self-pollution; masturbation.

oncidiumnoun (n.) A genus of tropical orchidaceous plants, the flower of one species of which (O. Papilio) resembles a butterfly.

oneirocriticismnoun (n.) Alt. of Oneirocritics

ooeciumnoun (n.) One of the special zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to receive and develop ova; an ovicell. See Bryozoa.

oogoniumnoun (n.) A special cell in certain cryptogamous plants containing oospheres, as in the rockweeds (Fucus), and the orders Vaucherieae and Peronosporeae.

oophoridiumnoun (n.) The macrosporangium or case for the larger kind of spores in heterosporous flowerless plants.

oospermnoun (n.) The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoon in impregnation.

oosporangiumnoun (n.) An oogonium; also, a case containing oval or rounded spores of some other kind than oospores.

operculiformadjective (a.) Having the form of a lid or cover.

operculumnoun (n.) The lid of a pitcherform leaf.
 noun (n.) The lid of the urnlike capsule of mosses.
 noun (n.) Any lidlike or operculiform process or part; as, the opercula of a dental follicle.
 noun (n.) The fold of integument, usually supported by bony plates, which protects the gills of most fishes and some amphibians; the gill cover; the gill lid.
 noun (n.) The principal opercular bone in the upper and posterior part of the gill cover.
 noun (n.) The lid closing the aperture of various species of shells, as the common whelk. See Illust. of Gastropoda.
 noun (n.) Any lid-shaped structure closing the aperture of a tube or shell.

opiumnoun (n.) The inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum, or white poppy.

opobalsamnoun (n.) Alt. of Opobalsamum

opobalsamumnoun (n.) The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the Balsamodendron opobalsamum, now commonly called balm of Gilead. See under Balm.

opossumnoun (n.) Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.

opportunismnoun (n.) The art or practice of taking advantage of opportunities or circumstances, or of seeking immediate advantage with little regard for ultimate consequences.

opprobriumnoun (n.) Disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt; abusive language.

optimismnoun (n.) The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature, being the work of God, is ordered for the best, or that the ordering of things in the universe is such as to produce the highest good.
 noun (n.) A disposition to take the most hopeful view; -- opposed to pessimism.

optogramnoun (n.) An image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple. See Optography.

opusculumnoun (n.) An opuscule.

orangeismnoun (n.) Attachment to the principles of the society of Orangemen; the tenets or practices of the Orangemen.

ordinalismnoun (n.) The state or quality of being ordinal.

organicismnoun (n.) The doctrine of the localization of disease, or which refers it always to a material lesion of an organ.

organismnoun (n.) Organic structure; organization.
 noun (n.) An organized being; a living body, either vegetable or animal, compozed of different organs or parts with functions which are separate, but mutually dependent, and essential to the life of the individual.

organumnoun (n.) An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted; -- a term adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord Bacon, as the title ("Novum Organon") of part of his treatise on philosophical method.

orgasmnoun (n.) Eager or immoderate excitement or action; the state of turgescence of any organ; erethism; esp., the height of venereal excitement in sexual intercourse.

orientalismnoun (n.) Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people.
 noun (n.) Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc.

origanumnoun (n.) A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet marjoram (O. Marjorana) and the wild marjoram (O. vulgare).

origenismnoun (n.) The opinions of Origen of Alexandria, who lived in the 3d century, one of the most learned of the Greek Fathers. Prominent in his teaching was the doctrine that all created beings, including Satan, will ultimately be saved.

orphanismnoun (n.) Orphanhood.

orphanotrophismnoun (n.) The care and support of orphans.

orthognathismnoun (n.) The quality or state of being orthognathous.

osculumnoun (n.) Same as Oscule.

osmateriumnoun (n.) One of a pair of scent organs which the larvae of certain butterflies emit from the first body segment, either above or below.

osmiumnoun (n.) A rare metallic element of the platinum group, found native as an alloy in platinum ore, and in iridosmine. It is a hard, infusible, bluish or grayish white metal, and the heaviest substance known. Its tetroxide is used in histological experiments to stain tissues. Symbol Os. Atomic weight 191.1. Specific gravity 22.477.

osphradiumnoun (n.) The olfactory organ of some Mollusca. It is connected with the organ of respiration.

ossiculumnoun (n.) Same as Ossicle.

ossuariumnoun (n.) A charnel house; an ossuary.

ostensoriumnoun (n.) Alt. of Ostensory

osteocraniumnoun (n.) The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.

ostiumnoun (n.) An opening; a passage.

ostracismnoun (n.) Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.
 noun (n.) Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism.

otozoumnoun (n.) An extinct genus of huge vertebrates, probably dinosaurs, known only from four-toed tracks in Triassic sandstones.

outformnoun (n.) External appearance.

outroomnoun (n.) An outer room.

outtermnoun (n.) An external or superficial thing; outward manner; superficial remark, etc.

ovaliformadjective (a.) Having the form of an egg; having a figure such that any section in the direction of the shorter diameter will be circular, and any in the direction of the longer diameter will be oval.

ovariumnoun (n.) An ovary. See Ovary.

oversumnoun (n.) A sum or quantity over; surplus.

overwhelmnoun (n.) The act of overwhelming.
 verb (v. t.) To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly.
 verb (v. t.) To project or impend over threateningly.
 verb (v. t.) To cause to surround, to cover.

oviformadjective (a.) Having the form or figure of an egg; egg-shaped; as, an oviform leaf.

ovulumnoun (n.) An ovule.

ovumnoun (n.) A more or less spherical and transparent mass of granular protoplasm, which by a process of multiplication and growth develops into a mass of cells, constituting a new individual like the parent; an egg, spore, germ, or germ cell. See Illust. of Mycropyle.
 noun (n.) One of the series of egg-shaped ornaments into which the ovolo is often carved.

owlismnoun (n.) Affected wisdom; pompous dullness.

oxycalciumadjective (a.) Of or pertaining to oxygen and calcium; as, the oxycalcium light. See Drummond light.

oxygeniumnoun (n.) The technical name of oxygen.

obiismnoun (n.) Belief in, or the practice of, the obi superstitions and rites.

odinismnoun (n.) Worship of Odin; broadly, the Teutonic heathenism.

olympianismnoun (n.) Worship of the Olympian gods, esp. as a dominant cult or religion.

ondogramnoun (n.) The record of an ondograph.

ophismnoun (n.) Doctrines and rites of the Ophites.
 noun (n.) Serpent worship or the use of serpents as magical agencies.

oscillogramnoun (n.) An autographic record made by an oscillograph.

ovismnoun (n.) The old theory that the egg contains the whole embryo of the future organism and the germs of all subsequent offsprings and is merely awakened to activity by the spermatozoon; -- opposed to spermism or animalculism.