fertilization
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fertilization
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From French fertilisation; equivalent to fertilize + -ation.
noun fertilizations · fertilisation
- The act or process of rendering fertile.
- The act of fecundating or impregnating the gametes of animals, plants, etc.; including the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, an analogous process in flowerless plants, or the joining of sperm and egg in animals. In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.
- The act of applying fertilizer to soil.
Similar: conception, fecundation, syngamy, impregnation
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fecundation, fertilisation, impregnation, dressing, insemination, fertility, fecundity, conception, pregnancy, cross-fertilization, nutrient, fertiliser, fertilizer, pollination, manure, nitrogen
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Similar: conception, fecundation, syngamy, impregnation
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noun act of rendering fertile
| Español | fertilización |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | निषेचन niṣecan |
| Português | fertilização |
| Français | fertilisation |
| Italiano | fertilizzazione |
| Română | fertilizare |
| Русский | удобре́ние по́чвы udobrénije póčvy |
noun act of fecundating
| Español | fecundación |
|---|---|
| Português | fertilização, fecundação |
| Français | fécondation, fertilisation |
| Deutsch | Befruchtung |
| Italiano | fecondazione |
| Ελληνικά | γονιμοποίηση gonimopoíisi |
| Română | fecundare |
| Русский | оплодотворе́ние oplodotvorénije |
noun act of applying fertilizer
| Kiswahili | urutubishaji |
|---|
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