"Wolffian" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwʊlfiən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Wolffian.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more Wolffian [comparative], most Wolffian [superlative], uncomparable [usually]
Etymology: Wolff + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Wolff|ian}} Wolff + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Wolffian (comparative more Wolffian, superlative most Wolffian)
  1. Relating to Caspar Friedrich Wolff (1733–1794), German physiologist and one of the founders of embryology. Synonyms: wolffian Derived forms: Wolffian body, Wolffian duct, Wolffian ridge, Wolffian tubule
    Sense id: en-Wolffian-en-adj-fX~ZR-7q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with redundant wikilinks, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 95 5 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 90 10
  2. Relating to Christian Wolff (1679–1754), German philosopher.
    Sense id: en-Wolffian-en-adj-cpLJabIt

Alternative forms

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