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audio |
of, concerning, or employed in the reproduction or broadcasting of sound. [1/4 definitions] |
audiophile |
someone with a great interest in high-fidelity sound reproduction. |
breed |
to keep for mating and reproduction. [1/4 definitions] |
breeding |
the act or process of reproduction; propagation. [1/3 definitions] |
clone |
an exact duplicate or reproduction; copy. [3/5 definitions] |
conjugation |
in biology, the process of sexual reproduction in protozoans. [1/4 definitions] |
copy |
a reproduction of an original. [1/8 definitions] |
exogamy |
in biology, reproduction resulting from the union of two gametes from different ancestral backgrounds. [1/2 definitions] |
facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate, as of something printed or pictorial; reproduction. [1/2 definitions] |
fission |
in many one-celled organisms, reproduction by splitting into two genetically identical organisms. [1/3 definitions] |
genital |
of or concerning reproduction or the sexual reproductive organs, esp. the external ones. |
genitalia |
the organs involved in sexual reproduction, esp. the external ones. |
genitals |
the organs of reproduction, esp. the external ones. |
genitourinary |
of or concerning the organs of sexual reproduction and urination. |
germ cell |
a cell whose principal function is reproduction; egg or sperm cell. |
gonadotropin |
any of a group of pituitary hormones involved in regulation of growth, sexual development, and reproduction. |
heterogamous |
characterized by alternating sexual and asexual reproduction in successive generations. [1/3 definitions] |
heterogynous |
having two kinds of females, one capable of reproduction and the other not, as ants and bees. |
high fidelity |
a method of sound recording and reproduction that captures and reproduces the entire range of audible frequencies with very little distortion. |
imitative |
of, involving, or characterized by reproduction, copying, or imitation; not original. [1/3 definitions] |
increase |
to multiply by reproduction. [1/6 definitions] |
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