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prefertilization

prefertilization adjective: prior to fertilization.

Adjective

prefertilization (comparative more prefertilization, superlative most prefertilization)

  1. Prior to fertilization
    • Some Megastigmus species target conifer species with ovules at prefertilization stages, others target conifers with ovules that are post-fertilization [16 ].2015 October 7, “Host-Parasite Interactions from the Inside: Plant Reproductive Ontogeny Drives Specialization in Parasitic Insects”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of prefertilization

comparativemore prefertilization
superlativemost prefertilization

Origin of prefertilization

From pre- + fertilization.

Questions about prefertilization

What does prefertilization mean?
Prefertilization means prior to fertilization.
What part of speech is prefertilization?
Prefertilization is an adjective.

Words near prefertilization in the dictionary

  1. preferring
  2. preferrings
  3. prefers
  4. prefertile
  5. prefertility
  6. prefertilization
  7. prefestival
  8. prefetch
  9. prefetchable
  10. prefetched
  11. prefetcher

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