Meanings
nounhemicastrate (plural hemicastrates)
plural hemicastrates
- A semicastrated animal.
The percentage of cells incorporating ³H-thymidine was greater in hemicastrates than in controls at 8 hours, 1, 2, and 4 days after surgery and returned to normal thereafter.
1993, Claude Desjardins, Larry L. Ewing, Cell and Molecular Biology of the Testis
Origin
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hemicastrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemicastrate
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“hemicastrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemicastrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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