fertilization in English dictionary

  • fertilization

    Meanings and definitions of "fertilization"

    • The act or process of rendering fertile.
    • The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable gametes; esp., the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants; fecundation; impregnation.
    • noun
      The act or process of rendering fertile.
    • noun
      The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable gametes; especially, the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants; fecundation; impregnation.
    • The union of male and female cells (e.g. sperm and egg) to form a new individual.
    • act of rendering fertile
    • act of fecundating
    • noun
      creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
    • noun
      making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

    Synonyms of "fertilization" in English dictionary

    creation, dressing, enrichment are the top synonyms of "fertilization" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of fertilization

    • fertilization ( plural  fertilizations)
    • fertilization (countable and uncountable, plural fertilizations)
  • Fertilization

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