theory of evolution
noun
(In general) the proposition that all living organisms have undergone a process of alteration and diversification from simple primordial forms during the earth's history; (in particular) a scientific theory proposing a mechanism for this process, now especially that based on Darwin's theory of the natural selection of genetically inherited and adaptive variation.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Herbert Spencer (1820–1903), philosopher, social theorist, and sociologist.
- galactin
- galactitol
- galactoboureko
- galactocele
- galactocentric
- galactomannan
- galactonic acid
- galactophore
- galactophorous
- galactophorous duct
- galactopoetic
- galactopoiesis
- galactopoietic
- galactorrhoea
- galactosaemia
- galactosaemic
- galactosamine
- galactose
- galactosemia
- galactosemic
- galactosidase
- galactoside
- galactosidic
- galactosyl
- galactosyl transferase