"corpuscularian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more corpuscularian [comparative], most corpuscularian [superlative]
Etymology: From corpuscular + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|corpuscular|ian}} corpuscular + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} corpuscularian (comparative more corpuscularian, superlative most corpuscularian)
  1. (obsolete) Pertaining to or consisting of corpuscules; corpuscular. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-corpuscularian-en-adj-MN696uXl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 23 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 56 24 20
  2. (now historical) Related to the corpuscular theory; pertaining to corpuscules or atoms; atomic. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-corpuscularian-en-adj-0LXSdKb~

Noun

Forms: corpuscularians [plural]
Etymology: From corpuscular + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|corpuscular|ian}} corpuscular + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} corpuscularian (plural corpuscularians)
  1. (dated) An adherent of the corpuscular theory of chemistry. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-corpuscularian-en-noun-xFSy2ykn

Inflected forms

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