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intersexualization

intersexualization noun: the process of becoming intersex.

Noun

intersexualization (uncountable)

  1. The process of becoming intersex.
    • On the basis of this overall description it would seem that male pseudohermaphrodites fall roughly into two groups: first, those in which failure of gonadal differentiation is responsible for the intersexualization […]1959, Samuel Leonard Simpson, Major Endocrine Disorders, page 394
    • I chose these researchers because their work has been influential, and also because of their transdisciplinary collaborations in the process of intersexualization.2016, Morgan Holmes, Critical Intersex

Origin of intersexualization

From intersexual + -ization.

Questions about intersexualization

What does intersexualization mean?
Intersexualization means the process of becoming intersex.
What part of speech is intersexualization?
Intersexualization is a noun.

Words near intersexualization in the dictionary

  1. intersexual
  2. intersexualism
  3. intersexualist
  4. intersexualists
  5. intersexuality
  6. intersexualization
  7. intersexualize
  8. intersexualized
  9. intersexually
  10. intersexuals
  11. intersexy

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