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spermic
1[spur-mik]
-spermic
2variant of -spermal.
endospermic.
spermic
/ ˈɜːɪ /
adjective
another word for spermatic
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Associated words: seminal, spermatic, spermatism, gonic, aspermatism, aspermia, seminific, seminiferous, spermatoid, spermatozoid, spermic, spermary, spermatorrhea, spermatozoa, emission, vesiculæ seminales, fecundate. semicircle, n. hemicycle. send, v. dispatch, commission, delegate; transmit, forward. send back. return, remand, recommit. sending back. return, remand, remandment, recommitment. senile, a. decrepit, feeble, aged, infirm. senility, n. dotage, decrepitude, old age. seniority, n. eldership, superiority. sensation, n. consciousness, feeling, perception; excitement.
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When To Use
The combining form -spermic is used like a suffix to mean “of or relating to one who has seeds." It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in botany.The form -spermic comes from Latin -spermicus, which uses the equivalent forms of -sperm and -ic in Latin. The suffix -ic means "having some characteristics of," from both Greek -ó and Latin -icus. are variants of -spermic?The forms -spermous and -spermal, as in gymnospermous and gymnospermal, are both variants of -spermic. The related form -sperm is used for nouns instead of adjectives.The forms sperm-, spermato-, and spermo- are also combining forms from Greek é that are variously used like prefixes to mean "sperm" or "seed."Want to learn more? Check out our Words That Use entries for each of these seven forms.
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