Spermophobia
noun
a fear of germs
See spermatophobia
Word Origin
spermo- ‘seed’
Read Also:
- Spermophyte
noun, Botany. 1. spermatophyte. noun 1. a variant spelling of spermatophyte
- Spermotoxic
adjective 1. (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- Spermotoxin
noun 1. a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- Spermous
adjective 1. of the nature of or pertaining to sperm. 1. variant of -spermal: gymnospermous. adjective 1. of or relating to the sperm whale or its products 2. another word for spermatic
- Sperm-washing
noun 1. a technique that separates sperm from the seminal fluid, used especially for isolating active sperm for artificial insemination.