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sperm bank

sperm bank noun: a place where sperm from donors is stored for future use in artificial insemination.

Noun

sperm bank (plural sperm banks)

  1. A place where sperm from donors is stored for future use in artificial insemination.
    • Use of sperm banks would avoid mutations induced by radiation, Dr. Muller said.1961 August 29, Donald Janson, “Sperm Bank Asked For Armed Forces; Radiation Damage Feared by Nobel Prize Winner”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, page 26
    • Frozen sperm banks make it possible to improve the breed of cattle, goats, chicken, even herring. Why not man?1971 January 26, Lucy Kavaler, “Sperm in the Deep‐Freeze”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    cryobank, spank bank
  2. (vulgar) The vagina.

sperm bank meaning in Arabic

sperm bank in Arabic

place where sperm is stored
بَنْكُ الْمَنِيّ banku l-maniyy

Synonyms of sperm bank

Forms of sperm bank

pluralsperm banks

Questions about sperm bank

What does sperm bank mean?
Sperm bank means a place where sperm from donors is stored for future use in artificial insemination.
What is sperm bank in Arabic?
Sperm bank in Arabic is بَنْكُ الْمَنِيّ (banku l-maniyy). See Sperm bank meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is sperm bank?
Sperm bank is a noun.
What is the plural of sperm bank?
The plural of sperm bank is sperm banks.

Words near sperm bank in the dictionary

  1. Sperlichs
  2. sperling
  3. sperlings
  4. Sperls
  5. sperm
  6. sperm bank
  7. sperm banks
  8. sperm blossom
  9. sperm blossoms
  10. sperm cell
  11. sperm cells

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