impregnation
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- noun
- /ɪmˈprɛɡneɪʃən/
- Specialized
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fecundación
- The process of impregnation occurs when a sperm cell unites with an egg cell, leading to the formation of a new organism.
I'm talking trap babies as in trying to lock someone into your life through the use of impregnation.
- I'm talking trap babies as in trying to lock someone into your life through the use of impregnation.
Examples
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After the impregnation and introduction of NaBH4, the complexed Ag+ can be in situ reduced to Ag atoms, leading to the nucleation and growth of AgNPs.
Academic text (2018) -
The implication was that it evolves each and every time it goes through another impregnation/birth cycle.
Blog text (10) -
After this second impregnation, the son is in the male womb of mukanda, yet the mother must still safeguard his life as she did when pregnant with him.
Academic text (1998) -
An estimated 80 percent of cow impregnations are performed by an artificial inseminator, the Times learned, though sometimes bulls are still brought in to mate.
Blog text (30) -
Most of the religions also don't accept the impregnation of one's wife by the sperm of a third person, as it doesn't make the child one's own and is looked down upon as illegitimate even in man-made laws.
Academic text (2007) -
As historian Edith Clarke made clear, "A woman is only considered 'really' a woman after she has borne a child" and "the proof of a man's maleness is the impregnation of a woman."
Academic text (2002) -
The natural process of impregnation in plants involves the fertilization of ovules to produce seeds.
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During the process of impregnation, male and female gametes come together to initiate the development of a new life.
Synonyms
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The start of a pregnancy when a sperm fertilizes an egg
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A sperm or pollen joins a female cell to start a new living thing
When a sperm cell joins an egg cell to make a new embryo
Two sex cells, like an egg or sperm, join to make a new cell with genes from both parents
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
impregnation = impregnate (transparent) = im + pregn + ation
Standard nominalization of the verb 'impregnate' indicating the process; learners who know 'impregnate' can derive this meaning.
Etymology
Impregnation comes from the Latin parts im- 'in' and pregnant 'full with child'. So to impregnate an egg is to 'fill' it inside with new life, which is why impregnation means fertilization.