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imposex

English

Etymology

Blend of imposed +? sex

Noun

imposex (uncountable)

  1. (biology) The development in certain marine gastropod mollusks of sex organs in contrast to their actual gender, the result of toxic pollutants.

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imposed

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?m?po?zd/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?p??zd/
  • Hyphenation: im?posed

Verb

imposed

  1. simple past tense and past participle of impose
    • 1948, Harry Truman, Address at Mechanics Hall in Boston:
      And if the people of other countries don't want communism, we don't want to see it imposed upon them against their will.

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