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sex

/sɛks/

Meanings
noun
A category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species.

Examples :

"The effect of the medication is dependent upon age, sex, and other factors."
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Related Words

Illustration intercourse

intercourse noun

/ˈɪn.təˌkɔːs/ /ˈɪn.tɚˌkoɹs/

Communication, conversation.

"After the meeting, there was a period of intercourse between the colleagues, discussing the project's next steps. "

Illustration categories

categories noun

/ˈkætɪɡ(ə)ɹiz/ /ˈkætəˌɡɔɹiz/

A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.

"The library organizes books into different categories, such as fiction, non-fiction, and children's books. "

Illustration development

development noun

/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

The process of developing; growth, directed change.

"The development of this story has been slow."

Illustration reproducing

reproducing verb

/ˌriːprəˈduːsɪŋ/ /ˌriːprəˈdʒuːsɪŋ/

To produce an image or copy of.

"The art student is practicing reproducing famous paintings. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration representatives

representatives noun

/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛntətɪvz/

A delegate.

"The students elected Sarah and Michael as their representatives to the school board. "

Illustration medication

medication noun

/mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.

"My grandmother takes several medications for her high blood pressure. "

Illustration veterinarian

veterinarian noun

/ˌvɛt(ə)ɹəˈnɛɹi.ən/

A medical doctor who treats animals.

"The family took their sick cat to the veterinarian for a check-up. "

Illustration collectively

collectively adverb

/kəˈlɛktɪvli/ /kəˈlɛktɪli/

In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.

"The students, collectively, decided to postpone the project until next week. "

Illustration distinction

distinction noun

/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/

That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.

"The teacher emphasized the distinction between a noun and a verb. "

Illustration reproductive

reproductive noun

/ˌriːprəˈdʌktɪv/ /ˌrɛprəˈdʌktɪv/

A reproductive organism (especially such as in an insect).

"The scientist studied the reproductive cycle of the fruit flies in her lab. "

Illustration environmental

environmental adjective

/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentəl/ /ˌenvairənˈmentəl/

Pertaining to the environment.

"The school's new policy focuses on environmental sustainability. "