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51sexual — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. carnal, sensual; erotic. See desire, male, female, impurity, sex. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Reproductive] Syn. genitive, genital, generative, reproductive, procreative, venereal, coital; see also… …
52reproductive — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. generative, procreative, creative, conceptive; see sexual 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Of or relating to reproduction: procreant, procreative. See REPRODUCTION. 2. Employed in reproduction: sexual. See… …
53Warnock, Mary — b. 1924 Philosopher Baroness Warnock has contributed to contemporary British culture in both academic philosophy and public services concerning education and bioethics. A former headmistress of Oxford High School, Fellow and Tutor at St… …
54reproductive — adjective producing new life or offspring the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions the reproductive or generative organs • Syn: ↑generative, ↑procreative • Similar to: ↑fruitful …
55REFORM JUDAISM — REFORM JUDAISM, first of the modern interpretations of Judaism to emerge in response to the changed political and cultural conditions brought about by the emancipation . The Reform movement was a bold historical response to the dramatic events of …
56VITAL STATISTICS — Introduction GENERAL EXPLANATION Population changes reflect the natural facts of life: births and deaths. Births, in turn, have long been largely governed by the mechanisms of family formation. Vital statistics are compilations of data on… …
57Emasculate — E*mas cu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emasculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emasculating}.] [L. emasculare; e + masculus male, masculine. See {Male} masculine.] 1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate power; to castrate; to geld. [1913… …
58Emasculated — Emasculate E*mas cu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emasculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emasculating}.] [L. emasculare; e + masculus male, masculine. See {Male} masculine.] 1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate power; to castrate; to… …
59Emasculating — Emasculate E*mas cu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emasculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emasculating}.] [L. emasculare; e + masculus male, masculine. See {Male} masculine.] 1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate power; to castrate; to… …
60Epigenesis — Ep i*gen e*sis, n. [Pref. epi + genesis.] (Biol.) The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created entirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power of the parents. It is opposed to the theory of {evolution}, also to… …
