Explore Gemmules through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Gemmules in a sentence
Gemmules meaning
plural of gemmule
Using Gemmules
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of gemmule
- In the example corpus, gemmules often appears in combinations such as: some gemmules, gemmules from.
Context around Gemmules
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gemmules
- In this selection, "gemmules" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, own, grandparents, individual, remained, moved and coming stand out and add context to how "gemmules" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and grandparents gemmules coming from and as if gemmules were letters. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gemmules" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gemmules
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There were gemmules for hands and feet, not for whole organisms. (11 words)
Gemmules from the same species but different individuals can join forces to form one sponge. (15 words)
He thought about these literally, "almost as if gemmules were letters in the postal system". (15 words)
He goes on to admit: "Nevertheless, when I first heard of Mr. Galton's experiments, I did not sufficiently reflect on the subject, and saw not the difficulty of believing in the presence of gemmules in the blood. (38 words)
When the gemmules from each parent mixed in the foetus they would produce a unique new individual." citation Some gemmules remained dormant for generations, whereas others were routinely carried by all offspring. (32 words)
Some gemmules are retained within the parent sponge, and in spring it can be difficult to tell whether an old sponge has revived or been "recolonized" by its own gemmules. (30 words)
Example sentences (9)
Some gemmules are retained within the parent sponge, and in spring it can be difficult to tell whether an old sponge has revived or been "recolonized" by its own gemmules.
When the gemmules from each parent mixed in the foetus they would produce a unique new individual." citation Some gemmules remained dormant for generations, whereas others were routinely carried by all offspring.
Darwin had proposed as part of this hypothesis that certain particles, which he called " gemmules " moved throughout the body and were also responsible for the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
Every child was built up from a mixture of the parents and grandparents' gemmules coming from either side.
Gemmules from the same species but different individuals can join forces to form one sponge.
He goes on to admit: "Nevertheless, when I first heard of Mr. Galton's experiments, I did not sufficiently reflect on the subject, and saw not the difficulty of believing in the presence of gemmules in the blood.
He thought about these literally, "almost as if gemmules were letters in the postal system".
Individual gemmules did not contain a complete microscopic blueprint for an entire creature in the way that Herbert Spencer or Carl von Nagel described.
There were gemmules for hands and feet, not for whole organisms.
Common combinations with gemmules
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: