Sperm
21sperm — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ donated ▪ frozen VERB + SPERM ▪ produce ▪ donate SPERM + VERB ▪ …
22sperm — UK [spɜː(r)m] / US [spɜrm] noun Word forms sperm : singular sperm plural sperm biology a) [countable] a cell from a man that fertilizes the egg inside a woman s body and makes her pregnant b) [uncountable] informal the liquid from a man s penis… …
23sperm — I. /spɜm / (say sperm) noun 1. → spermatic fluid. 2. a male reproductive cell; a spermatozoon. {Middle English sperme, from Latin sperma, from Greek} II. /spɜm / (say sperm) noun 1. → spermaceti. 2. → …
24Sperm — A sperm is the male "gamete" or sex cell. It combines with the female "gamete," called an ovum, to form a zygote. The formation process is called "fertilization." (see ovum, zygote). * * * SYN: spermatozoon. [G.… …
25sperm- — combining form or spermo or sperma or spermi Etymology: Greek sperm , spermo , from spermat , sperma seed, sperm : seed : germ …
26sperm — noun (plural sperm or sperms) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French esperme, sperme, from Late Latin spermat , sperma, from Greek, literally, seed, from speirein to sow; probably akin to Armenian p aratem I dispense Date: 14th century 1.… …
27sperm- — or spermo or sperma or spermi combining form Etymology: Greek sperm , spermo , from sperma seed ; germ ; sperm < spermatheca > < spermicide > …
28sperm — [spɜːm] (plural sperm) noun 1) [C] a cell from a man that FERTILIZES the egg inside a woman s body 2) [U] the liquid from a man s PENIS that contains sperm Syn: semen …
29sperm — I [[t]spɜrm[/t]] n. pl. sperm, sperms 1) cbl a male reproductive cell; spermatozoon 2) phl semen • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME sperme < LL sperma < Gk spérma seed < sper , base of speírein to sow II sperm [[t]spɜrm[/t]] n. pha spermaceti •… …
30sperm — Gamete Gam ete (g[a^]m [=e]t; g[.a]*m[=e]t ; the latter usually in compounds), n. [Gr. gameth wife, or game ths husband, fr. gamei^n to marry.] (Biol.) A sexual cell or germ cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes; a conjugating cell… …
