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fertilization
noun(fer-til-i-za-tion)an act or process of making fertile: such as
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noun(fer-til-i-za-tion)the application of fertilizer
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noun(fer-til-i-za-tion)an act or process of fecundation, insemination, or pollination —not used technically
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noun(fer-til-i-za-tion)a resistant membranous layer in eggs of many animals that forms following fertilization by the thickening and separation of the vitelline membrane from the cell surface and that prevents multiple fertilization
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noun(fer-til-i-za-tion)fertilization in which the gametes are produced by separate individuals or sometimes by individuals of different kinds
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noun(fer-til-i-za-tion)cross-pollination
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noun(fer-til-i-za-tion)interchange or interaction (as between different ideas, cultures, or categories) especially of a broadening or productive nature
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noun(fer-til-i-za-tion)fertilization characteristic of seed plants in which one sperm nucleus fuses with the egg nucleus to form an embryo and another fuses with polar nuclei to form endosperm
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noun(fer-til-i-za-tion)fertilization of an egg in a laboratory dish or test tube; specifically : fertilization by mixing sperm with eggs surgically removed from an ovary followed by uterine implantation of one or more of the resulting fertilized eggs —abbreviation IVF
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noun(fer-til-i-za-tion)fertilization effected by union of ova with pollen or sperm from the same individual