semen
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se·men
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Definition of semen
: a viscid whitish fluid of the male reproductive tract consisting of spermatozoa suspended in secretions of accessory glands (as of the prostate and Cowper's glands)
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Investigators found semen and sperm on massage tables, towels, blankets, doors, and walls, the records showed. — Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, "Quincy woman sentenced to 5 years for sex trafficking," 4 Sep. 2019 None of Buri’s semen was ever exported, according to Acceligen. — Megan Molteni, WIRED, "Brazil's Plans for Gene-Edited Cows Got Scrapped—Here's Why," 26 Aug. 2019 This way, a single dose of bull semen could be used to impregnate a whole lot of heifers. — Maureen O’hagan, Quartz, "The way we breed cows is setting them up for extinction," 24 June 2019 The focus turned to his stored semen and that of four other dead rhinos, as well as the perfection of in vitro fertilization techniques and the critical need to keep the remaining two females alive. — Tom Odula, BostonGlobe.com, "Maybe we can save the northern white rhino after all," 23 Aug. 2019 The semen from her body did not match King’s DNA, and the skin cells found under her fingernails couldn’t be tested with technology available at the time. — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, "Cleveland, Cuyahoga County settle with man who did 23 years for murder conviction that was overturned," 16 Aug. 2019 But her insurance would cover only preliminary testing and bloodwork; the crucial steps of egg and semen retrieval, injections and embryo implantation would be an out-of-pocket expense for the pair of public school educators. — Washington Post, "The maddeningly inscrutable world of IVF costs," 11 July 2019 Then the eggs were fertilized with semen collected and frozen years earlier from three northern white rhino bulls, including Sudan. — Rebecca Boyle, Discover Magazine, "The Quixotic Quest to Birth a Baby Northern White Rhino," 25 June 2019 This way, a single dose of bull semen could be used to impregnate a whole lot of heifers. — Maureen O’hagan, Quartz, "The way we breed cows is setting them up for extinction," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'semen.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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semen
noun
English Language Learners Definition of semen
: the sticky, whitish liquid containing sperm that is produced by a male's sex organs
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semen
noun
se·men
| \ ˈsē-mən
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Medical Definition of semen
: a viscid whitish fluid of the male reproductive tract consisting of spermatozoa suspended in secretions of accessory glands (as of the prostate and Cowper's glands)