Impregnation Synonyms

Creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. fertilization
  2. fecundation
  3. saturation
  4. fertilisation
  5. indoctrination

Words Related to Impregnation

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. heat-treatment
  2. calcination
  3. sinter
  4. electrodeposition
  5. oxidisation

Impregnation Sentence Examples

  • Cell-walls may become modified by the impregnation of various substances.

  • Fragments of wood not infrequently occur, with the tissues well-preserved by impregnation with the resin; while leaves, flowers and fruits are occasionally found in marvellous perfection.

  • The conclusion at which he arrives is that the pollen is not in all flowering plants necessary for impregnation, for fertile seeds can be produced without its influence.

  • As the ova are in many species deposited in a gelatinous tube secreted by the bodywalls, in which they are arranged (three or more together) in flaskshaped cavities, impregnation must probably take place either before or at the very moment of their being deposited.

  • They pair on land, the male clasping the female at the arms, and the impregnation is internal.

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