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chemosexual

/ˌkiːməʊˈsɛkʃuəl/

chemosexual adjective: chemical and sexual; relating to the chemical compounds involved in sexual attraction.

Adjective

chemosexual (not comparable)

  1. chemical and sexual; relating to the chemical compounds involved in sexual attraction

Origin of chemosexual

From chemo- + sexual.

Questions about chemosexual

What does chemosexual mean?
Chemosexual means chemical and sexual; relating to the chemical compounds involved in sexual attraction.
What part of speech is chemosexual?
Chemosexual is an adjective.
How do you pronounce chemosexual?
Chemosexual is pronounced /ˌkiːməʊˈsɛkʃuəl/.

Words near chemosexual in the dictionary

  1. chemosensor
  2. chemosensorily
  3. chemosensors
  4. chemosensory
  5. chemoses
  6. chemosexual
  7. Chemosh
  8. chemosignal
  9. chemosignaling
  10. chemosignalling
  11. chemosignals

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