gonadal

English

Etymology

gonad + -al

Adjective

gonadal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the gonads
    • 1987 April 25, Robert Halfhill, “Genetically Superior Queers: Sound Biological Evidence”, in Gay Community News, page 5:
      In the future, artificial means of reproduction will become possible. Perhaps we will inject the genetic material from one of each partner's sperm into either a synthetic human cell or a gonadal cell with its own nuclear DNA removed beforehand, and grow the resulting emmbryo to term in an artificial uterus.

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Translations

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡonaˈdal/ [ɡo.naˈð̞al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: go‧na‧dal

Adjective

gonadal m or f (masculine and feminine plural gonadales)

  1. gonadal

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