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protosexual

protosexual adjective: of or relating to formative experiences with regard to sexuality in early life.

Adjective

protosexual (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to formative experiences with regard to sexuality in early life.
    • the protosexual experiences of the child
  2. Of or relating to a primitive process with some elements of sexuality.
    • a protosexual yeast

Origin of protosexual

From proto- + sexual.

Questions about protosexual

What does protosexual mean?
Protosexual means of or relating to formative experiences with regard to sexuality in early life.
What part of speech is protosexual?
Protosexual is an adjective.

Words near protosexual in the dictionary

  1. protoscriptures
  2. protose
  3. protoselenide
  4. protosequence
  5. protosequences
  6. protosexual
  7. protosexuality
  8. protosign
  9. protosilencer
  10. protosilencers
  11. protosilicate

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