fertilization en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From French fertilisation; equivalent to fertilize + -ation.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act or process of rendering fertile.
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(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.
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.
2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
- (countable, uncountable) The act of applying fertilizer to soil.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fertilizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fertilisation | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cross-fertilization · in vitro fertilization · postfertilization · alternative fertilization · heterofertilization · fertilizational · external fertilization · self-fertilization · close fertilization · biofertilization · prefertilization · refertilization · overfertilization · internal fertilization · underfertilization · legitimate fertilization · defertilization
Synonyms
syngamy · impregnation · conception · fecundation
Translations (55)
sv befruktning (act of fecundating) · pt fecundação (act of fecundating) · fi lannoitus (act of rendering fertile) · ms pembajaan (act of applying fertilizer) · id perabukan (act of applying fertilizer) · kmr pîtandin (act of fecundating) · gd torachadh (act of rendering fertile) · ms persenyawaan (act of fecundating) · de Befruchtung (act of fecundating) · hy բեղմնավորում (act of fecundating) · id fertilisasi (act of rendering fertile) · id fertilisasi (act of applying fertilizer) · fr fertilisation (act of rendering fertile) · es fecundación (act of fecundating) · bg опрашване (act of fecundating) · ru оплодотворе́ние (act of fecundating) · ro fertilizare (act of rendering fertile) · fi hedelmöitys (act of fecundating) · el γονιμοποίηση (act of fecundating) · cs oplodnění (act of rendering fertile) · id penghamilan (act of fecundating) · ga toirchiú (act of fecundating) · sw urutubishaji (act of applying fertilizer) · it fertilizzazione (act of rendering fertile) · tl sapunla (act of fecundating) · mi whakatōnga (act of rendering fertile) · uk заплі́днення (act of fecundating) · ro fecundare (act of fecundating) · fr fécondation (act of fecundating) · gl fertilización (act of rendering fertile) · fr fertilisation (act of fecundating) · ms persenyawaan (act of rendering fertile) · ca fecundació (act of fecundating) · ca fertilització (act of rendering fertile) · pt fertilização (act of rendering fertile) · ka გაპატივება (act of rendering fertile) · it fecondazione (act of fecundating) · pt fertilização (act of fecundating) · id pemupukan (act of applying fertilizer) · mi whakakikiritanga (act of fecundating) · id fertilisasi (act of fecundating) · fi maanparannus (act of rendering fertile) · ka განაყოფიერება (act of fecundating) · fi lannoitus (act of applying fertilizer) · hi निषेचन (act of rendering fertile) · hy բեղմնավորում (act of rendering fertile) · id pembuahan (act of fecundating) · ka განაყოფიერება (act of rendering fertile) · ru удобре́ние по́чвы (act of rendering fertile) · bg оплождане (act of rendering fertile) · fi hedelmöittäminen (act of fecundating) · id pembuahan (act of rendering fertile) · id penghamilan (act of rendering fertile) · ca adobament (act of applying fertilizer) · es fertilización (act of rendering fertile)