English Explanatory Dictionary

fertilization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of rendering fertile.
  2. The act of fecundating or impregnating the gametes of animals, plants, etc.; including the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, an analogous process in flowerless plants, or the joining of sperm and egg in animals.
  3. The act of applying fertilizer to soil.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

fertilization fertilizations fertilisation

Etymology

From French fertilisation; equivalent to fertilize + -ation.

Synonyms

conception fecundation syngamy impregnation

Derived words

alternative fertilization biofertilization close fertilization cross-fertilization defertilization external fertilization fertilizational heterofertilization internal fertilization in vitro fertilization legitimate fertilization overfertilization postfertilization prefertilization refertilization self-fertilization underfertilization
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