corpusculous

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corpusculous (comparative more corpusculous, superlative most corpusculous)

  1. (archaic) corpuscular
    • 1871, John Tyndall, Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Lectures, and Reviews:
      From moths perfectly free from corpuscles he obtained healthy worms , and selecting 10 , 20 , 30 , 50 , as the case might be , he introduced into the worms the corpusculous matter