adosculation

adosculation
\(ˌ)aˌdäskyəˈlāshən\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Late Latin adosculatus (past participle of adosculari to kiss, from Latin ad- + osculari to kiss) + English -ion — more at osculate
: impregnation by external contact without intromission

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  • Adosculation — Ad*os cu*la tion, n. [L. adosculari, adosculatum, to kiss. See {Osculate}.] (Biol.) Impregnation by external contact, without intromission. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • adosculation — ad·os·cu·la·tion …   English syllables

  • adosculation —   n. sexual impregnation by contact only; wind pollination …   Dictionary of difficult words

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