atomist theory

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noun

(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles
- the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe
• Syn:
atomism, atomic theory, atomistic theory
• Ant:
holism (for: atomism)
• Derivationally related forms:
atomistical (for: atomism), atomistic (for: atomism)
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science
• Hypernyms:
theory