Meaning of Fertilization | Babel Free
Definitions
- The act or process of rendering fertile.
- 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.
- The act of applying fertilizer to soil.
Equivalents
Čeština
oplodnění
Ελληνικά
γονιμοποίηση
Gaeilge
toirchiú
Gàidhlig
torachadh
Galego
fertilización
Հայերեն
բեղմնավորում
ქართული
განაყოფიერება
Bahasa Melayu
persenyawaan
Kiswahili
urutubishaji
Українська
заплі́днення
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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