adosculation

noun

ad·​os·​cu·​la·​tion

(ˌ)a-ˌdä-skyə-ˈlā-shən

plural -s

: impregnation by external contact without intromission

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin adosculatus (past participle of adosculari to kiss, from Latin ad- + osculari to kiss) + English -ion

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined above

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