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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024am•phi•mix•is (am′fə mik′sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mix•es (-mik′sēz).USA pronunciation - Cell Biology[Biol.]the merging of the nuclei of the sperm and egg cells; sexual reproduction.
- Psychiatrythe combining of anal and genital eroticism in the development of sexuality.
- amphi- + Greek míxis a mingling, equivalent. to mig- (stem of mígnynai to mix) + -sis -sis 1890–95
am•phi•mic•tic (am′fə mik′tik),USA pronunciation adj. am′phi•mic′ti•cal•ly, adv. |