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(uncountable) Semen; the generative substance of male animals.

*, II.12:

Other Nations there are, that never have use of fire; Others, whose sperme is of a blacke colour.

(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.

(chemistry) Sperm oil; whale oil from a sperm whale; spermaceti.

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