mimetic
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Alternative forms
- mimetick (obsolete, rare)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μῑμητικός (mīmētikós, “imitative”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
mimetic (comparative more mimetic, superlative most mimetic)
- Exhibiting mimesis.
- Imitative.
- 2022 November 27, Barney Ronay, “Welcome to Lusail: Lego-city of the gods and one of the strangest places on earth”, in The Guardian:
- This is a planned city, built wholesale from scratch, and coloured with a mimetic sense of humour. Lusail has a replica Place Vendôme. Lusail has a fake Beverly Hills (still under construction).
Antonyms
Derived terms
- adrenomimetic
- allelomimetic
- amylinomimetic
- andromimetic
- anthropomimetic
- antimimetic
- bacteriomimetic
- biomimetic
- calcimimetic
- cannabimimetic
- cholinomimetic
- estromimetic
- ethnomimetic
- glycomimetic
- gynemimetic
- immunomimetic
- membrane mimetic chemistry
- mimetically
- mimeticism
- mimeticist
- mimeticity
- morphinomimetic
- mucomimetic
- neuromimetic
- non-mimetic
- non-mimetic fiction
- osteomimetic
- pathomimetic
- peptidomimetic
- pharmacomimetic
- phosphomimetic
- physiomimetic
- proteinomimetic
- proteomimetic
- psychomimetic
- psychotomimetic
- radiomimetic
- sympathomimetic
- thanatomimetic
- thyromimetic
- vagomimetic
Related terms
Noun
mimetic (plural mimetics)
- Something mimetic or imitative.
- (education) A type of mnemonic in the form of a picture. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (pharmacology) A substance with similar pharmacological effects as another substance or as a lifestyle intervention such as diet or exercise.
- caloric restriction mimetic
- exercise mimetic
- serotonin mimetic
Etymology
Adjective
mimetic m or n (feminine singular mimetică, masculine plural mimetici, feminine and neuter plural mimetice)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | mimetic | mimetică | mimetici | mimetice | |||
| definite | mimeticul | mimetica | mimeticii | mimeticele | ||||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | mimetic | mimetice | mimetici | mimetice | |||
| definite | mimeticului | mimeticei | mimeticilor | mimeticelor | ||||
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