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| ambergris |
a gray, waxy substance from the intestines of sperm whales, used in making perfume. |
| cachalot |
a sperm whale. |
| conception |
the fertilizing of an egg by sperm; beginning of pregnancy. [1/4 definitions] |
| cross-fertilize |
to fertilize by pollen, sperm, or another male gamete from a different individual, or with different genes or from a different species. |
| gamete |
a mature reproductive cell, such as an egg or sperm, that is capable of uniting with another cell to form a new organism. |
| germ cell |
a cell whose principal function is reproduction; egg or sperm cell. |
| gonad |
a sex gland that produces sperm or eggs; testis or ovary. |
| heterogamete |
either of a pair of uniting gametes, such as an ovum or a sperm, that differs from its mate in size, structure, activity, sex, or the like. (Cf. isogamete.) |
| inseminate |
to place sperm in the womb of (a female), esp. for reproduction. [1/2 definitions] |
| in vitro fertilization |
a laboratory technique by which a previously extracted ovum, usu. human, is fertilized by previously extracted sperm, producing an embryo that is then implanted in a uterus for gestation. |
| milt |
the sperm and spermatic fluid of a male fish. [1/2 definitions] |
| prostate gland |
the muscular gland that surrounds the urethra at the base of the bladder in male mammals, and that secretes a fluid discharge for sperm. |
| seed |
human or animal sperm. [1/9 definitions] |
| self-fertilization |
the fertilization of a plant by its own pollen, or of an animal by its own sperm. |
| sperm2 |
a white waxy solid obtained from the oil of the sperm whale's head, and used in cosmetics, ointments, and candles; spermaceti. [1/2 definitions] |
| spermaceti |
a white waxy substance obtained from oil in the head of a sperm whale, used in candles, cosmetics, and ointments. |
| spermatic |
of, pertaining to, or like sperm or sperm cells; seminal. [2 definitions] |
| spermato- |
seed; sperm. |
| sperm oil |
a lubricating oil that is obtained from sperm whales. |
| sperm whale |
a large, toothed whale with a huge, squarish head from which sperm oil and spermaceti are obtained. |
| testosterone |
a steroid hormone produced in the testes that is responsible for stimulating the development of male sex organs, secondary sex characteristics, and sperm. |
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