fertilization
21fertilization — The essential process in sexual reproduction, involving the union of two specialized haploid cells, the gametes, to give a diploid cell, the zygote, which then develops to form a new organism …
22fertilization — noun a) The act or process of rendering fertile. b) The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable gametes; esp., the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants;… …
23fertilization — fer|til|i|za|tion [ ,fɜrtlı zeıʃn ] noun uncount 1. ) the process of fertilizing an egg or a female animal or plant 2. ) the process of fertilizing soil …
24fertilization — The joining of male and female to produce offspring …
25fertilization — Union of male and female gametes resulting in a zygote; in horticulture, the application of organic or inorganic compounds to enhance plant growth …
26fertilization — fer·til·iza·tion …
27fertilization — n. the fusion of a spermatozoon and an ovum. Rapid changes in the membrane of the ovum prevent other spermatozoa from penetrating. Penetration stimulates the completion of meiosis and the formation of the second polar body. Once the male and… …
28fertilization — UK [ˌfɜː(r)təlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌfɜrt(ə)lɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] 1) biology the process of fertilizing an egg or a female animal or plant 2) the process of fertilizing soil …
29fertilization — fer•ti•li•za•tion [[t]ˌfɜr tl əˈzeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) dvl an act, process, or instance of fertilizing 2) dvl the state of being fertilized 3) dvl the union of male and female gametic nuclei 4) agr. the enrichment of soil, as for the production of… …
30fertilization — n. (also isation) 1 Biol. the fusion of male and female gametes during sexual reproduction to form a zygote. 2 a the act or an instance of fertilizing. b the process of being fertilized …
