fertilization
fertilization noun: the act or process of rendering fertile.
Noun
fertilization (countable and uncountable, plural fertilizations)
- 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.
- 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
- The act of applying fertilizer to soil.
fertilization meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
fertilization in Hindi
- act of rendering fertile
- निषेचन niṣecan
fertilization in Tamil
- கருவுறச் செய்தல், கருத்தரிப்பு, கருத்தரித்தல், கருக்கட்டல், கருவுறல், கருவுறுதல்
fertilization in Marathi
- फर्टिलायझेशन
fertilization in Urdu
- فرٹیلائزیشن
More languagesFewer languages
- fertilization in Bengali
- নিষিক্তকরণ, উর্বরকরণ
- fertilization in Telugu
- ఫలదీకరణము phaladīkaraṇamu
- fertilization in Malayalam
- ബീജസംയോഗം bījasaṁyōgaṁ, ബീജസങ്കലനം bījasaṅkalanaṁ
- fertilization in Kannada
- ಫಲೀಕರಣ
- fertilization in Odia
- ଫର୍ଟିଲାଇଜେସନ୍, ଉର୍ବରକରଣ
- fertilization in Nepali
- निषेचन, उर्वरिकरण
- fertilization in Tagalog
- sapunla
- fertilization in Malay
- persenyawaan, pembajaan
- fertilization in Indonesian
- fertilisasi, pembuahan, penghamilan, pemupukan
Examples of fertilization in a sentence
- Usually one female is placed into a hapa with two males to insure that fertilization occurs.
- After fertilization, cytococci divided speedily and free edosmosis with nuclei formed, started the growth of the embryo.
- In recent years, scientists have moved beyond in vitro fertilization.
Synonyms of fertilization
Forms of fertilization
| plural | fertilizations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fertilisation |
Origin of fertilization
From French fertilisation; equivalent to fertilize + -ation.
Words formed from fertilization
- alternative fertilization
- biofertilization
- close fertilization
- cross-fertilization
- defertilization
- external fertilization
- fertilizational
- heterofertilization
- internal fertilization
- in vitro fertilization
- legitimate fertilization
- overfertilization
- postfertilization
- prefertilization
- refertilization
- self-fertilization
- underfertilization
Phrases with fertilization
Questions about fertilization
- What does fertilization mean?
- Fertilization means the act or process of rendering fertile.
- What is fertilization in Hindi?
- Fertilization in Hindi is निषेचन (niṣecan). See Fertilization meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is fertilization?
- Fertilization is a noun.
- What is the plural of fertilization?
- The plural of fertilization is fertilizations.
Words near fertilization in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fertilization (page history and authors); fertilization (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fertilization (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fertilization (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fertilization (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ఫలదీకరణము (Telugu) (page history and authors); ബീജസംയോഗം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); fertilization (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fertilization (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fertilization (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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