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masculization

masculization is the alternative form of masculinization.

Meaning of masculinization

Noun

masculinization (countable and uncountable, plural masculinizations)

  1. The act of rendering someone or something masculine.
    • A pseudohermaphroditic infant female rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) showing masculinization of the external genitalia as a result of exposure to testosterone propionate during foetal development.2012, Alan F. Dixson, Primate Sexuality
    Synonyms:
    virilization
    Antonyms:
    feminization

Words formed from masculization

Questions about masculization

What is masculization the alternative form of?
Masculization is the alternative form of masculinization.

Words near masculization in the dictionary

  1. masculising
  2. masculism
  3. masculisms
  4. masculist
  5. masculists
  6. masculization
  7. masculize
  8. masculized
  9. masculizes
  10. masculizing
  11. masculocentric

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Adapted from Wiktionary: masculization (page history and authors); masculinization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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