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a·sex·u·al

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–adjective

Biology.

a.	having no sex or sexual organs.

b.	independent of sexual processes, esp. not involving the union of male and female germ cells.

2.	free from or unaffected by sexuality: an asexual friendship.

[Origin: 1820–30; a-⁶ + sexual

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a·sex·u·al·i·ty

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a·sex·u·al·ly, adverb

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a·sex·u·al Audio Help (ā-sěk'shōō-əl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Having no evident sex or sex organs; sexless.
Relating to, produced by, or involving reproduction that occurs without the union of male and female gametes, as in binary fission or budding.
Lacking interest in or desire for sex.

a·sex'u·al'i·ty (-āl'ĭ-tē) n., a·sex'u·al·ly adv.

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asexual

1830, as a term in biology, from a- "not" (see a- (2)) + sexual (see sex). In general contexts, attested from 1896.

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asexual
adjective
not having or involving sex; "an asexual spore"; "asexual reproduction" [ant: sexual]

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Asexual

A*sex"u*al\ (?; 135), a. [Pref. a- not + sexual.] (Biol.) Having no distinct sex; without sexual action; as, asexual reproduction. See Fission and Gemmation.

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