fertilization
The act or process of rendering fertileThe act or process of rendering fertile.
» The flowers died from over-fertilization.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of rendering fertile.
удобре́ние по́чвыudobrénije póčvy
(countable, uncountable)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.
Befruchtung
оплодотворе́ниеoplodotvorénije
заплі́дненняzaplídnennja
(countable, uncountable)The act of applying fertilizer to soil.
making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
Examples
5 sentencesThe flowers died from over-fertilization.
We will study the chemistry behind fertilization.
We will study the underlying molecular occurrences of fertilization.
The pollen tube grows down the style to reach the ovary during fertilization.
For women who are unable to conceive naturally, in vitro fertilization gives them a chance to have a child.
deFrauen, die nicht auf natürliche Weise schwanger werden können, bietet die künstliche Befruchtung eine Möglichkeit, doch noch ein Kind zu bekommen. — Waldelfe
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From French fertilisation; equivalent to fertilize + -ation.From French fertilisation; equivalent to fertilize + -ation.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: fertilizationsSynonyms
6 synonyms- making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure:fertilisationfecundationdressing
- creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant:fertilisationfecundationimpregnation
Word family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable