Sperm vs Ejaculate - What's the difference?
sperm | ejaculate |
(uncountable) Semen; the generative substance of male animals.
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(cytology) The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon.
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(chemistry) Sperm oil; whale oil from a sperm whale; spermaceti.
Imperative of (l)
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Of a male, to eject semen (or, of a female, vaginal fluid) during an orgasm.
To eject abruptly; to throw out suddenly and swiftly.
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To say abruptly.
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As nouns the difference between sperm and ejaculate
is that sperm is (uncountable) semen; the generative substance of male animals while ejaculate is semen ejected during an ejaculation.As a verb ejaculate is
of a male, to eject semen (or, of a female, vaginal fluid) during an orgasm.sperm
English
(wikipedia sperm)Noun
- Other Nations there are, that never have use of fire; Others, whose sperme is of a blacke colour.
- 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.
Synonyms
* spermatozoon * sperm cell * cumHypernyms
* gameteDerived terms
* asthenospermic * sperm cell * sperm count * sperm whale * spermatheca * spermatocyte * spermicidal * spermicide * spermousAnagrams
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* sperma *Verb
(head)ejaculate
English
(wikipedia ejaculate)Verb
(ejaculat)- Its active rays ejaculated thence.
- --Half a crown, Stephen responded. I daresay he needs it to sleep somewhere.
- --Needs! Mr Bloom ejaculated , professing not the least surprise at the intelligence, I can quite credit the assertion and I guarantee he invariably does.
