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Imposex vs Imposed - What's the difference?

imposex | imposed |

As a noun imposex

is the development in certain marine gastropod mollusks of sex organs in contrast to their actual gender, the result of toxic pollutants.

As a verb imposed is

past tense of impose.

imposex

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia imposex)
  • (biology) The development in certain marine gastropod mollusks of sex organs in contrast to their actual gender, the result of toxic pollutants.

    • imposed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (impose)
  • *1948: , Address at Mechanics Hall in Boston
  • *:And if the people of other countries don't want communism, we don't want to see it imposed upon them against their will.