SHUNAMITISM

Etymology

Noun

shunamitism (uncountable)

(historical) The ancient practice of an old man sleeping with, but not necessarily having sex with, a young virgin to preserve his youth.

Source: Wiktionary



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19 February 2025

TRANSLATION

(noun) (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm


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