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Spermatic vs Spermatin - What's the difference?

spermatic | spermatin |

As an adjective spermatic

is of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm.

As a noun spermatin is

(biochemistry) a substance allied to alkali albumin and to mucin, present in semen, to which it is said to impart the mucilaginous character.

spermatic

English

Alternative forms

* spermatick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm
  • producing, conveying or containing sperm; seminiferous
  • (archaic) generative
  • * 1662 , , Book I, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 11:
    • "...or some hidden Spermatick power has gendered these both Anchors'', ''Urnes'', ''Coins'', and ''Sculls in the ground...

    Derived terms

    * spermatic artery * spermatic chord * spermatic fascia * spermatic plexus * spermatic vein

    spermatin

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biochemistry) A substance allied to alkali albumin and to mucin, present in semen, to which it is said to impart the mucilaginous character.
    • (Webster 1913)