decapacitation

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UK/diːkəpæsɪˈteɪʃən/

noun

The prevention of capacitation (and subsequent inability to fertilize ova) in spermatozoa.

OriginEnglish capacitation ← Middle English capacite ← Old French capacite →
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Meanings

noundecapacitation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe prevention of capacitation (and subsequent inability to fertilize ova) in spermatozoa.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  9. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  10. Latincapiō
  11. Latincapāx
  12. Latincapācitās
  13. Old Frenchcapacite
  14. Middle Englishcapacite
  15. Englishcapacity
  16. Englishcapacitate
  17. Englishcapacitation
  18. Englishdecapacitation

From de- + capacitation.

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APA

decapacitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decapacitation

MLA

“decapacitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decapacitation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decapacitation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decapacitation.

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