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tər, ˈnyu- adjective
1.
Grammar.
a.
noting or pertaining to a gender that refers to things classed as neither masculine nor feminine.
b.
(of a verb) intransitive.
2.
Biology. having no organs of reproduction; without sex; asexual.
3.
Zoology. having imperfectly developed sexual organs, as the worker bees and ants.
4.
Botany. having neither stamens nor pistils; asexual.
5.
neutral; siding with no one.
noun
6.
7.
an animal made sterile by castration or spaying.
8.
Zoology. a neuter insect.
9.
a person or thing that is neutral.
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Neuter
is always a great word to know.
So is homogenous. Does it mean:
| the compact area of a nerve cell that constitutes the nucleus and surrounding cytoplasm, excluding the axons and dendrites |
| corresponding in structure because of a common origin |
verb (used with object)
10.
Veterinary Science. to spay or castrate (a dog, cat, etc.).
Origin:
1350–1400; < Latin neuter neither (of two), equivalent to ne not + uter either (of two); replacing Middle English neutre < Middle French < Latin, as above
1350–1400; < Latin neuter neither (of two), equivalent to ne not + uter either (of two); replacing Middle English neutre < Middle French < Latin, as above
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| —adj | |
| 1. | grammar |
| a. denoting or belonging to a gender of nouns which for the most part have inanimate referents or do not specify the sex of their referents | |
| b. (as noun): German ``Mädchen'' | |
| 2. | (of animals and plants) having nonfunctional, underdeveloped, or absent reproductive organs |
| 3. | sexless or giving no indication of sex: a neuter sort of name |
| —n | |
| 4. | a sexually underdeveloped female insect, such as a worker bee |
| 5. | a castrated animal, esp a domestic animal |
| 6. | a flower in which the stamens and pistil are absent or nonfunctional |
| —vb | |
| 7. | (tr) to castrate or spay (an animal) |
| [C14: from Latin, from ne not + uter either (of two)] | |
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Word Origin & History
neuter
late 14c., of grammatical gender, "neither masculine nor feminine," from L. neuter, lit. "neither one nor the other," from ne- "not, no" (see un-) + uter "either (of two);" probably a loan-translation of Gk. oudeteros "neither, neuter." In 16c., it had the sense of "taking neither
side, neutral." The verb is 1903, from the adj., originally in ref. to pet cats.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
neuter neu·ter (n&oomacr;'tər, ny&oomacr;'-)
adj.
Having undeveloped or imperfectly developed sexual organs.
Sexually undeveloped.
A castrated animal. v. neu·tered, neu·ter·ing, neu·ters
To castrate or spay.
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Example sentences
The problem is that households will neuter monetary policy by working to pay down their unmanageable debts.
They don't neuter or spay and they end up with litters and litters of puppies that no one wants.
The party rode to power vowing to neuter the power of the bureaucracy.
He can spay or neuter any of his own dogs as he wishes.
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