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a⋅sex⋅u⋅al

  [ey-sek-shoo-uhl]
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–adjective
1. 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

Related forms:
a⋅sex⋅u⋅al⋅i⋅ty  [ey-sek-shoo-al-i-tee] , noun
a⋅sex⋅u⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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a·sex·u·al   (ā-sěk'shōō-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Having no evident sex or sex organs; sexless.

  2. Relating to, produced by, or involving reproduction that occurs without the union of male and female gametes, as in binary fission or budding.

  3. 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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Word Origin & History

asexual 
1830, as a term in biology, from a- "not" (see a- (2)) + sexual (see sex). In general contexts, attested from 1896.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: asex·u·al
Pronunciation: (')A-'seksh-(&-)w&l, -'sek-sh&l
Function: adjective
1 : lacking sex or functionalsexual organs
2 : produced without sexual action or differentiation <asexual spores> —asex·u·al·i·ty /"A-"sek-sh&-'wal-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
—asex·u·al·ly /-'seksh-(&-)w&-lE, -(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

asexual a·sex·u·al (ā-sěk'sh&oomacr;-əl)
adj.

  1. Having no evident sex or sex organs; sexless.

  2. Relating to, produced by, or involving reproduction that occurs without the union of male and female gametes, as in binary fission or budding.

  3. 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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