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imposex

imposex noun: the development in certain marine gastropod mollusks of sex organs in contrast to their actual gender, the result of toxic pollutants.

Noun

imposex (uncountable)

  1. The development in certain marine gastropod mollusks of sex organs in contrast to their actual gender, the result of toxic pollutants.

Origin of imposex

Blend of imposed + sex.

Questions about imposex

What does imposex mean?
Imposex means the development in certain marine gastropod mollusks of sex organs in contrast to their actual gender, the result of toxic pollutants.
What part of speech is imposex?
Imposex is a noun.

Words near imposex in the dictionary

  1. imposer
  2. imposers
  3. imposes
  4. imposest
  5. imposeth
  6. imposex
  7. imposexed
  8. imposin'
  9. imposing
  10. imposing stone
  11. imposing stones

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