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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

spermous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈspɜːməs/ (UK)
  • /ˈspɜɹməs/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English sperm Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English spermous From sperm + -ous.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or resembling sperm.
    • The other primary odour to be worked out by the specific anosmia method is the spermous or semen-like odour. 1-Pyrroline has the most pronounced spermous odour. 1977, K. G. Scrimgeour, Chemistry and control of enzyme reactions, page 587:

Synonyms

spermatic · spermic

Translations (3)

fi siemennesteinen (of, relating to, or resembling sperm) · fr spermeux (of, relating to, or resembling sperm) · fr spermatique (of, relating to, or resembling sperm)