Complete Definition of "fertilization"

English

Etymology
From the contraction of fertilize, fertiliz + -ation

Noun
fertilization (plural: fertilizations)

#The act or process of rendering fertile.
#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.

Translations
;the act of rendering fertile
Czech: oplodn�ní n
Italian: fertilizzazione f

;the act of fecundating
Italian: fecondazione f

Derived terms
in vitro fertilization
Category:Biology

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