Noun
The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated; fecundation.
The fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a male germ cell (in animals, a spermatozoon) to form a single new cell endowed with the power of developing into a new individual; fertilization; fecundation.
Intimate mixture; influsion; saturation.
An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.
Source: Webster's dictionarythe impregnation of wood with preservative Source: Internet
the saturation of cotton with ether Source: Internet
the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue Source: Internet
The disembodied phallus and its impregnation of a virgin slave of Royal birth are unique to Servius. Source: Internet
The Egyptologist Herman te Velde argues that the tradition about the lost testicles is a late variation on Set's loss of semen to Horus, and that the moon-like disk that emerges from Set's head after his impregnation is the Eye of Horus. Source: Internet
Marjatta's nature, impregnation and searching for a place to give birth are in allegory to the Virgin Mary and the Christianisation of Finland. Source: Internet