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    ATOMIST THEORY

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particlesplay

    Example:

    the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe

    Synonyms:

    atomic theory; atomism; atomist theory; atomistic theory

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("atomist theory" is a kind of...):

    theory (a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena)

    Domain category:

    chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

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