Organism

  • 11organism —    by John Protevi   An organism in the way that Deleuze and Guattari intend it is a centralised, hierarchised, self directed body. It is akin to the judgement of God (He who provides the model of such self sufficiency); it is also a molarised… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 12organism —    by John Protevi   An organism in the way that Deleuze and Guattari intend it is a centralised, hierarchised, self directed body. It is akin to the judgement of God (He who provides the model of such self sufficiency); it is also a molarised… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 13organism — Synonyms and related words: aerobic organism, an existence, anaerobic organism, anatomy, architectonics, architecture, arrangement, autotrophic organism, being, body, build, building, composition, conformation, constitution, construction,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 14organism — n. 1) a dead; healthy; living organism 2) a deadly; harmful; infectious organism 3) microorganisms; minute organisms * * * [ ɔːgənɪz(ə)m] harmful healthy infectious organism living organism minute organisms a dead a deadly …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 15organism */*/ — UK [ˈɔː(r)ɡəˌnɪz(ə)m] / US [ˈɔrɡəˌnɪzəm] noun [countable] Word forms organism : singular organism plural organisms 1) biology a living thing such as a person, animal, or plant, especially an extremely small living thing tests to identify the… …

    English dictionary

  • 16organism — noun (C) 1 an animal, plant, human, or any other living thing: the human organism | a microscopic organism living in the cow s stomach 2 a system made up of parts that are dependent on each other: A society is essentially an organism …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17organism — or|gan|is|m S3 [ˈo:gənızəm US ˈo:r ] n 1.) an animal, plant, human, or any other living thing ▪ All living organisms have to adapt to changes in environmental conditions. ▪ Genes operate together in determining the characteristics of an… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18organism — or|gan|ism [ ɔrgə,nızəm ] noun count ** 1. ) a living thing such as a person, animal, or plant, especially an extremely small living thing: tests to identify the organism that causes the disease 2. ) a system consisting of different parts that… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19organism — organismic, organismal, adj. organismically, adv. /awr geuh niz euhm/, n. 1. a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes. 2. a form of life considered as an entity; an animal, plant, fungus,… …

    Universalium

  • 20organism — [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)gənɪzəm[/t]] organisms N COUNT An organism is an animal or plant, especially one that is so small that you cannot see it without using a microscope. Not all chemicals normally present in living organisms are harmless. ...the insect… …

    English dictionary