Meanings
noundefeminization (usually uncountable, plural defeminizations)
plural defeminizations
- uncountableusuallyThe process of defeminizing.
In contrast, most of the defeminization and masculinization of the CNS is dependent on conversion of testosterone to estradiol.
2007 December 11, Evelyn F. Field, Sergio M. Pellis, “The Brain as the Engine of Sex Differences in the Organization of Movement in Rats”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 37, number 1, →DOI
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defeminization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defeminization
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“defeminization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defeminization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defeminization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defeminization.
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