asexual

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex

asexual reproduction.

Not sexual in nature, not marked by sexual activity. (Compare Platonic.)

The central paradox of Linton's writing was her inability, or unwillingness, to imagine an asexual friendship between women.

Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex

Many asexual people experience attraction, but feel no need to act out that attraction sexually. Because they don't see a lack of sexual arousal as a problem to be corrected, asexual people focus their energy on enjoying other types of arousal and pleasure.

Having no distinct sex, having no sexual organs
A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species

Indeed, if sex has so many advantages, then which special adaptations - if any - allow long-term survival without it? However, the main task of the research teams dealing with such putative ancient asexuals has thus far been to demonstrate that their respective groups (mainly bdelloids, darwinulids and certain lineages within orbatid mites) indeed merit the status.

A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex
having no distinct sexual organs
Asexual creatures and plants have no sexual organs. asexual parasites
Having no distinct sex; without sexual action; as, asexual reproduction
Someone who is asexual is not sexually attracted to other people. It is another unfortunate myth of our culture that older people are asexual
not havning or involving sex; "an asexual spore"; "asexual reproduction
Something that is asexual involves no sexual activity. Their relationship was totally asexual. asexual reproduction. + asexually asexu·al·ly Many fungi can reproduce asexually
Having no distinct sex
Without sexual action; as, asexual reproduction. See Fission and Gemmation
not havning or involving sex; "an asexual spore"; "asexual reproduction"
Lacking interest in or desire for sex
See Fission and Gemmation
{i} nonsexual organism, organism which does not sexually reproduce
{s} nonsexual
asexual division
The process of binary fission in cells where a cell divides to form daughter cells
asexual spore
A spore that is produced asexually
asexual reproduction
reproduction without the fusion of gametes
asexual reproduction
{i} reproduction which does not involve sexual processes
asexually
nonsexually, in nonsexual form
asexually
In a asexual manner; without having sex
asexually
In an asexual manner; without sexual agency
asexually
in an asexual manner; "plants that reproduce asexually"
asexually
in an asexual manner; "plants that reproduce asexually
asexual

    الواصلة

    a·sex·u·al

    النطق

    علم أصول الكلمات

    [ (")A-'sek-sh(&-)w&l, - ] (adjective.) 1830. Derived in the 19th century from a- + sexual.
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