fertilization

Noun

Meaning

The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable germs; esp., the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants; fecundation; impregnation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

impregnation conception fecundation fertilisation dressing pollination manuring syngamy fertilizer application midwifery obstetrics binding pregnancy reproduction fertility
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Antonyms

death abortion miscarriage fatality infertility impotence
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Hypernyms

creation conception enrichment

Hyponyms

pollination self-fertilization cross-fertilization cross-fertilisation superfetation superfecundation

Phrases with the word

alternative fertilization close fertilization birth without fertilization conception without fertilization artificial fertilization legitimate fertilization

Examples

Neither sex, without some fertilization of the complimentary characters of the other, is capable of the highest reaches of human endeavor. Jean-Paul Sartre

You cannot be against embryonic stem cell research and be intellectually and therefore morally consistent, if you're not also against in vitro fertilization. Ron Reagan

There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it is with all joy: life's highest, most splendid moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death. Soren Kierkegaard

One-third of all female infertility is the result of blocked fallopian tubes. If fertilization could be done in the lab and then the fertilized egg implanted in the womb, it would get around that problem. Millions of women who cannot have children would suddenly be able to. James D. Watson

Nobody knew in advance that in vitro fertilization would be, by and large, safe. Leon Kass

The moment-of-conception fallacy implies that fertilization is a simple process with never a doubt as to whether it has or has not happened. George C. Williams

Close letter words and terms

fertility treatments fertilizability fertilizable fertilization age fertilization membrane fertilizational