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Webster 1913 Edition
Sperm
Sperm
,Noun.
[F.
sperme
, L. sperma
, Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], from [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] to sow. Cf. Spore
.] (Physiol.)
The male fecundating fluid; semen. See
Semen
. Sperm cell
(Physiol.)
, one of the cells from which the spermatozoids are developed.
– Sperm morula
. (Biol.)
Same as
Spermosphere
.Sperm
,Noun.
[Contr. fr.
spermaceti
.] Spermaceti.
Sperm oil
, a fatty oil found as a liquid, with spermaceti, in the head cavities of the sperm whale.
– Sperm whale
. (Zool.)
See in the Vocabulary.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sperm
SPERM
,Noun.
1.
Animal seed; that by which the species is propagated.2.
The head matter of a certain species of whale, called cachalot. It is called by the French blanc de baleine, the white of whales. It is found also in other parts of the body; but it is improperly named, not being a spermatic substance. Of this matter are mad candles of a beautiful white color.3.
Spawn of fishes or frogs.Definition 2024
sperm
sperm
English
Noun
sperm (countable and uncountable, plural sperm or sperms)
- (uncountable) Semen; the generative substance of male animals.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essayes, London: Edward Blount, OCLC 946730821, II.12:
- Other Nations there are, that never have use of fire; Others, whose sperme is of a blacke colour.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essayes, London: Edward Blount, OCLC 946730821, II.12:
- (cytology) The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon.
- 2012, Sarah Whitehouse, The Guardian, 13 Apr 2012:
- Seeing the two little moving cells – the result of her egg and Luke's sperm – was incredible, and two very long weeks later the clinic confirmed I was pregnant.
- 2012, Sarah Whitehouse, The Guardian, 13 Apr 2012:
- (chemistry) Sperm oil; whale oil from a sperm whale; spermaceti.
Synonyms
- (generative substance): cum
- (reproductive cell): spermatozoon, sperm cell
Hypernyms
- (reproductive cell): gamete
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
semen (fluid)
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cell
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sperm oil, spermaceti
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Verb
sperm (third-person singular simple present sperms, present participle sperming, simple past and past participle spermed)
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
sperm m (definite singular spermen, uncountable)
- sperm
- short for spermasett (spermaceti); see spermhval.
Synonyms
Related terms
Verb
sperm
- imperative of sperme
Turkish
Noun
sperm
- semen (male reproductory fluid)
This Turkish entry was created from the translations listed at semen. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see sperm in the Turkish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) May 2009