MASCULINIZATION

masculinization, masculinisation, virilization, virilisation

(noun) the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

masculinization (countable and uncountable, plural masculinizations)

The act of making masculine.

Antonyms

• feminization, feminisation

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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