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seminal fluid

seminal fluid

4 6.8
A man's thick white fluid that comes out during orgasm and contains sperm
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛmɪnəl ˈfluːɪd/
  • NSFW
translation icon : líquido seminal
  • In one version of remote guarding, substances transferred to the female in the seminal fluid act like anti-aphrodisiacs, reducing the female's receptivity to further mating.

Examples

  • The prostate gland encircles the urethra below the bladder and produces seminal fluid.

    Academic text (2012)

  • One is the reported ability of fruit fly seminal fluid to incapacitate sperm in rival ejaculates.

    Academic text (1999)

  • First thing I noticed was a dramatic increase in seminal fluid.

    Blog text (23)

  • "There's plenty of seminal fluid."

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Seminal fluid present suggests a functioning hermaphrodite capable of having sex with itself.

    Bleeders (1997)

  • Other species create specialized mating plugs using substances in their seminal fluid.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Substances in seminal fluid from the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and from other insects decrease female remating, thereby favoring the current male's sperm.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The prostate gland produces seminal fluid, which plays a crucial role in reproduction.

  • During ejaculation, the male reproductive organs release seminal fluid containing sperm.

  • In some species, the composition of seminal fluid can influence the success of fertilization.

Synonyms

semen
vsseminal fluid
  • NSFW
98 5.4

Thick whitish fluid from a man's body that contains sperm and comes out during sex

is a two-word descriptive expression often used in formal descriptions
seed
vsseminal fluid
  • NSFW
57 9.9

The whitish liquid from a male animal that can help an egg start to grow

refers to the same fluid without stressing use across animal species
come
vsseminal fluid
  • Offensive
49 9.9

The thick white liquid a man releases during sex

is the formal neutral expression used in medical and educational contexts
cum
vsseminal fluid
  • Offensive
36 9.9

A thick white fluid that a man releases during sex and that contains sperm

is the neutral medical expression used in formal contexts instead of slang
ejaculate
vsseminal fluid
  • Offensive
3 8.7

Thick white fluid that comes from a man's penis and contains sperm

focuses more on production by the reproductive organs than on the release
jism
vsseminal fluid
  • Offensive
1 9.9

The fluid a man releases during sex

is the neutral clinical term used in medical or formal descriptions

Surface Forms

seminal fluid singular
seminal fluids plural

Morphology

seminal + fluid

The meaning is directly compositional: 'seminal' means relating to semen and 'fluid' means a flowing substance, so together they denote the liquid produced by the male reproductive organs. This is a literal, non-idiomatic combination (and similar compounds exist cross-linguistically), so a learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The noun seminal fluid comes from the old word 'semen', which means 'seed'. So seminal refers to 'seed' and fluid means liquid, and the phrase describes the whitish liquid produced by males that carries 'sperm'.