Definition of asexual
1 : lacking sex or functional sex organs asexual plants
2a : involving or reproducing by reproductive processes (such as cell division, spore formation, fission (see 1fission 2), or budding (see 2bud intransitive 3)) that do not involve the union of individuals or gametes asexual reproduction an asexual generationb : produced by asexual reproduction asexual spores
3 : not involving, involved with, or relating to sex : devoid of sexuality an asexual relationship
4 : not having or showing a particular sexual identity : neither male nor female … parents who first encounter the world of Pokemon through their youngsters may have no idea what this land of soft, rounded, asexual creatures is or what drives it. — Vince Horiuchi
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Examples of asexual in a Sentence
They had a completely asexual relationship.
Recent Examples of asexual from the Web
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In Wright’s play, a naive but well-meaning scientist stumbles across a new kind of grass seed which needs no pesticides, almost no mowing, and is capable of asexual reproduction.
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A queer book featuring an asexual protagonist dealing with the pressures of internet fame and relationships?
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Asexual: A person who experiences no sexual attraction to other people.
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This is a form of asexual reproduction where the original worm grows a second worm attached to its tail, Human Centipede-style, and eventually the new worm splits off.
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People who identify as sapiosexual may also identify as gay, straight, bisexual, asexual or something else.
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Last year, it was revealed in the Archie comic books that Jughead is asexual and Cole was pretty eager to have that aspect of the story portrayed on screen.
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Scientists have long known that female cockroaches, like many other species, can give birth through parthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction in which the females produce eggs without male participation.
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Enter Monica Saccucci, an Ohio State undergraduate, who knew from previous research that asexual snails with extra genome copies regrow missing body parts significantly faster.
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Origin and Etymology of asexual
see sexual
Other Genetics Terms
ASEXUAL Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of asexual for English Language Learners
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: not having or including sex
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: of or relating to a kind of reproduction that does not involve the combining of male and female cells
ASEXUAL Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of asexual for Students
: formed by, characterized by, or being a process of reproduction (as the dividing of one cell into two cells) that does not involve the combining of male and female germ cells
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\-wə-lē\ adverbMedical Dictionary
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playMedical Definition of asexual
1: lacking sex or functional sexual organs asexual plants
2: produced without sexual action or differentiation asexual spores
3: devoid of sexuality an asexual relationship
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