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1. (n.) fertilization
an act, process, or instance of fertilizing.
2. fertilization
the state of being fertilized.
3. fertilization
the union of male and female gametic nuclei.
4. fertilization
the enrichment of soil, as for the production of crops.
Etymology: (1855–60)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation
creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
2. (noun) fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing
making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) fertilization
the act or process of rendering fertile
2. (noun) fertilization
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
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. fertilization
The fusion of a spermatozoon (SPERMATOZOA) with an OVUM thus resulting in the formation of a ZYGOTE.
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