masculinization

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Etymology

From masculinize +‎ -ation.

Noun

masculinization (countable and uncountable, plural masculinizations)

  1. The act of rendering someone or something masculine.
    Synonym: virilization
    Antonym: feminization
    • 2012, Alan F. Dixson, Primate Sexuality:
      A pseudohermaphroditic infant female rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) showing masculinization of the external genitalia as a result of exposure to testosterone propionate during foetal development.

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