sperm: Meaning and Definition of

sperm

Pronunciation: (spûrm), [key]
— pl. sperm, sperms
  1. semen.
  2. a male reproductive cell; spermatozoon.

sperm

Pronunciation: (spûrm), [key]
— n.
  1. spermaceti.
  2. See
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sperm-

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. var. ofbefore a vowel: spermine.

-sperm

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a combining form with the meaning “one having seeds” of the kind specified by the initial element: gymnosperm.
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