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perm | sperm |

As a proper noun perm

is historical region of northeastern russia, corresponding to the kama basin, a left tributary of the volga in russian known as Пермь, also Пермь Великая "great perm" or Пермь Камская kamskaya perm after the kama river.

As a noun sperm is

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

perm

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) A permanent.
  • (British) A permanent wave.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    sperm

    English

    (wikipedia sperm)

    Noun

  • (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.

    • Synonyms

    * spermatozoon * sperm cell * cum

    Hypernyms

    * gamete

    Derived terms

    * asthenospermic * sperm cell * sperm count * sperm whale * spermatheca * spermatocyte * spermicidal * spermicide * spermous

    Anagrams

    * * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Noun

    (nb-noun-mu)

    • Synonyms

    * sperma *

    Related terms

    * sperme

    Verb

    (head)
  • Imperative of (l)
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