AI
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8.6
- noun
- /ˌeɪˈaɪ/
- Specialized
:
inseminación artificial
- The veterinarian used AI to help breed the endangered species in captivity.
- AI bulls
- AI insemination
- AI technicians
Examples
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In fact, almost all bulldogs must be produced through AI or through very carefully assisted matings.
Blog text (12) -
Artificial insemination (AI) technology is important to the economic benefits of blue fox vixens (Alopex lagopus).
Academic text (2015) -
The first AI was done 24 hours after detection of estrus.
Academic text (2015) -
Until recently, wildlife was rarely propagated successfully by AI, embryo transfer, or IVF.
Academic text (1997) -
As the demand for semen from genetically superior foxes has grown, AI in blue foxes has increased rapidly in recent years.
Academic text (2015) -
Farmers often rely on AI to maximize the reproduction rates of their livestock.
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Through AI, the genetic diversity of the population can be improved by selecting specific traits for breeding.
Synonyms
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6.3
Putting sperm into a female to make an egg start to grow
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4.2
A medical method of putting sperm into a womb to cause pregnancy
Surface Forms
Morphology
AI = artificial + insemination (semi-transparent) = A + I
The acronym is formed from the initial letters of 'artificial insemination'; if learners know those words they can derive the meaning. [Postprocessing: changed transparency from 'transparent' to 'semi-transparent' for abbreviation]
Etymology
AI is short for artificial insemination, a phrase that joins artificial ('made by people') and insemination ('putting seed inside'). So AI here means a medical method to place sperm into a woman to help make a baby.